Announcements
New faculty members invited to attend networking session April 1
Faculty members employed from July 2014 are invited to a new networking and engagement session at the Waterfront Hotel Friday, April 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
School of Medicine presents series on Humanism in Medicine
The Gold Humanism Honor Society has organized an outstanding group of speakers for the annual Gold Humanism Week lecture series beginning Monday, Feb. 15. Topics include hospitality, empathy and gratitude in medicine, creative writing and pain addiction.
President Gee to be featured in next 'Connect with Clay' speaker session Feb. 17
West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee will be featured as the next speaker in "Connect with Clay," an open forum lunch discussion series hosted by WVU Health Sciences Vice President and Executive Dean Clay Marsh, M.D.
School of Medicine’s Department of Surgery to host annual Harriet Tubman lecture
Patricia L. Turner, M.D., F.A.C.S, clinical associate professor of Surgery at the University of Chicago Medical Center and director of the Division of Member Services for the American College of Surgeons will present “The Surgical Workforce: Generational Change” at the annual Harriet Tubman Lecture on Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 8 a.m.
WVU School of Medicine honors leading neuroscience researcher
George Spirou, Ph.D., was honored by the University this week for his pioneering work in neuroscience research by being named to an endowed chair – the John W. and Jeannette S. Straton Research Chair in Neurosciences.
WVU names chair of Emergency Medicine
Ian B.K. Martin, M.D., M.B.A., was recently named professor and chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the WVU School of Medicine.
Food Access: A Dialogue Between Research Groups
The event will take place on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 in the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center North, Fukushima Auditorium, 10 am to Noon with a Reception to Follow.
State Health Commissioner to Speak at WVU
The Health Disparities Working Group at West Virginia University is pleased to announce the start of their spring seminar series. The seminar series kickoff event will take place on Tuesday, February 2 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Barnett Board Room of the Erickson Alumni Center. We are pleased to welcome Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, FACP, commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services Bureau for Public Health, who will speak about health disparities in West Virginia and how the WVU community and WV Bureau for Public Health can positively impact the situation. This event is open to all those interested in health disparities research. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served. Please RSVP for this event here. Future seminar dates include March 1, April 5, and May 3. Additional information will be provided closer to those dates. For additional information or if you have any questions, please contact Brandi Talkington at bnsnyder@hsc.wvu.edu or 304-581-1959.
Photo exhibits to highlight food access issues
Preston County and Monongalia County children and seniors are using photography to highlight food issues affecting them and their communities.
WVU Occupational Medicine resident joins FDA safety panel
A WVU Occupational Medicine resident has been selected to help the Food and Drug Administration determine whether or not certain medical devices are safe for use. Yusef Sayeed, M.D., M.P.H., was chosen by the FDA to serve as a consumer representative on the Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee.