Announcements
WVU School of Nursing Keyser Campus ambassador selected as WV AHEC Scholar
Emily Kuykendall, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing student at the WVU School of Nursing Keyser Campus, has been selected as a WV Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Rural Community Health Scholar.
WVU School of Nursing Class of 1984 gathers for reunion brunch
The WVU School of Nursing Class of 1984 gathered during WVU Homecoming Weekend to reminisce and enjoy a reunion brunch.
Director of WVU simulation center appointed to international accreditation council
Dan Summers, director of David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety, has been appointed to the Society of Simulation Healthcare Accreditation Council.
Pathology, Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine names interim chair
Clay Marsh, M.D., WVU Health Sciences chancellor and executive dean, has named Melina Flanagan, M.D., M.S.P.H. interim chair of the Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine in the School of Medicine, effective January 1.
STEPS Center receives full reaccreditation, demonstrates world-class excellence
The Society for Simulation in Healthcare and Council for Accreditation of Healthcare Simulation Programs recently granted the David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety (STEPS) full reaccreditation in the areas of assessment, research, teaching/education and systems integration for the next five years.
WVU School of Dentistry welcomes new oral pathologist
Melissa Luna, DDS, joined the West Virginia University School of Dentistry in the fall semester as an assistant professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
VIDEO: Mountaineers making a difference — Dr. Ali Rezai
Dr. Ali Rezai, executive chair of the West Virginia University Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, is part of a team of faculty members, doctors and scientists focused on groundbreaking treatments.
WVU Athletic Training program to host virtual information session for potential students
Students interested in learning more about WVU’s Athletic Training Master’s degree are invited to attend a virtual information session on November 21 at 5 p.m. via Zoom.
WVU School of Nursing Associate Dean joins Board of Directors at Southern West Virginia nonprofit
Dr. Angel Smothers, associate dean for community engagement at the WVU School of Nursing, recently joined the board of directors at Wellspring of Greenbrier, a nonprofit organization that has provided food, clothing, and other basic necessities to disadvantaged, unhoused, and transient populations in Southern West Virginia for over two decades.
Inaugural cohort of respiratory therapy students begin classes, Fleischer finds fit in patient-centered career
The West Virginia University School of Medicine’s Respiratory Therapy program began classes this fall, marking the new program’s official start.