Announcements
'Communicating Science and Health' workshop set for Oct. 23
The WVU Health Sciences Center's Office of Interprofessional Education will offer an "Communicating Science and Health: An Interprofessional Workshop for Faculty" Friday, Oct. 23, in room 2940, located on the second floor of HSC North.
WVU Medicine to Host 41st Annual Hal Wanger Family Medicine Conference
The WVU School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine is hosting the 41st Annual Hal Wanger Family Medicine Conference Sept. 24-25, at the Clark K. Sleeth Family Medicine Center at WVU Medicine's University Town Centre, Morgantown.
Seeking healthy participants for paid clinical research!
If you are a healthy male ages 18 or older, or post-menopausal female, a non-smoker/non-tobacco user you could be compensated up to $1200 by participating in an upcoming research study.
Connect with Clay to feature WVU Medicine CEO Albert Wright
WVU Health Sciences Vice President and Executive Dean Clay Marsh, M.D. will host "Connect with Clay," an open forum lunch discussion, from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, in room 1909, located near the Pylons. Special guest Albert Wright, president and CEO of WVU Medicine - WVU Hospitals, will join Dr. Marsh to discuss WVU Medicine, Signature Programs and more.
School of Medicine to host investiture ceremony for Mark Miller, M.D.
Mark D. Miller, M.D., professor of psychiatry, has been named recipient of the Dana L. and Peggy M. Farnsworth Chair in Educational Psychiatry in the WVU School of Medicine
PCORI Workshop
This PCORI mini-CMA workshop will cover how to apply to the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) and is open to all that wish to attend. The workshop will be September 28th.
Harrison County to launch 'Last to First Together'
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – Leaders from across Harrison County will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14, at the Bridgeport Conference Center to plan a countywide effort to reverse poor health and move West Virginia from the bottom of national health rankings to the healthiest state in the country.
Governor asks students to participate in 'Day to Serve' campaign
In an effort to strengthen West Virginia communities through volunteer service, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is once again encouraging residents to participate in the ‘Day to Serve’ campaign from Sept. 11 to Oct. 10, 2015.
Public Health Dialogues Speaker Series kicks off Sept. 1
The Public Health Dialogues Speaker Series for Fall 2015 will kick off at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, in HSC North room 1905. Marice Ashe, J.D., M.P.H., will present "Legal and Policy Tools to Address Chronic Diseases (and we don’t mean ACA)."
WVU ICRC seeks applicants for director position
West Virginia University is seeking a proven and dynamic leader who is an accomplished researcher in the fields of injury and/or violence control and prevention to serve as the next director of the WVU Injury Control Research Center (ICRC) – one of ten CDC-funded injury centers nationwide.