Announcements
Recruiting those in their first trimester of pregnancy for a research study
Researchers at West Virginia University are studying movement and health during pregnancy, beginning in the first trimester. Participants will have an initial in-person study visit and two virtual visits across pregnancy. You will be asked to answer online questionnaires and wear movement monitors for one week. There are no interventions or medications. You can earn up to $150 for completing all three study visits.
WVU Medicine employees reminded to not disclose PHI or business asset data on internet message applications
WVU Medicine employees are reminded not to disclose or post Protected Health Information (PHI) or business asset data on any publicly accessible internet message applications system, such as ChatGPT, Signal, WhatsApp and Conversational AI.
Campus Conversation planned June 27
Staff, faculty and students are invited to attend a Campus Conversation Tuesday (June 27) designed to provide an update on the University’s overarching transformation initiatives, including those to address academics and the structural budget deficit.
Four WVU Medicine physicians elected to UHA board
University Health Associates (UHA) recently announced updates to its Board of Directors.
Epidemiology posters earn top awards at West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute meeting
At the recent West Virginia CTSI meeting held on Wednesday, May 24, at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place, recently graduated doctoral student, Dr. Eric Lundstrom, was voted the top poster presenter by attendees.
WVU tobacco treatment training program expanding reach to include secondary school professionals
The goal is to train specialists to treat tobacco use and dependence with evidence-based cessation strategies they can take back to the communities they serve.
Test your Pride knowledge at local trivia night
Morgantown Brewing Company will host Pride Night & Trivia on June 22 from 7-9 p.m. in collaboration with the WVU Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, LGBTQ+ Center and Health Sciences Director of Diversity Court Lanham.
Blood Drive planned for June 27 at Ruby Memorial Hospital
An American Red Cross blood drive will be held Tuesday, June 27 from noon to 6 p.m. in the Bruce McClymonds Conference Center.
New Rural Maternal Child Health Fellowship Program rotation offers unique training opportunity at St. Joseph’s Hospital
A new medical rotation offered at WVU Medicine’s St. Joseph’s Hospital in Buckhannon is helping Rural Maternal Child Health fellows receive advanced obstetrical training in a unique rural setting.
Medicine Grand Rounds: Dr. Diekema to give presentation on fungal disease
A visiting professor from the University of Iowa will be giving a presentation on fungal diseases during the Department of Medicine grand rounds on Friday, June 16, at 8 a.m.