Announcements
“Healthcare is Human” exhibit opens September 25
The COVID pandemic brought to light the long hours, challenges and sacrifices healthcare workers and support staff have long endured to serve their communities. Their stories are the subject of “Healthcare is Human,” a new exhibit at the WVU Health Sciences Center.
FSAP offers help with stress management
Although we cannot always control or change stressful situations, we can decide how we are going to cope during difficult times.
WVU in the News: Over 60 or pregnant? Then you’ve got to know about this new vaccine, say doctors
Dr. Kathryn Moffett talks with “The Healthy” at Reader’s Digest about new RSV vaccines that can be given to pregnant women, people over age 60 and infants under eight months.
WVU in the News: Marsh eyes COVID uptick as feds approve new booster shot
Dr. Clay Marsh MetroNews “Talkline” to discuss the updated COVID-19 vaccine.
Learn more about LPN to BSN program during Oct. 26 Virtual Open House
The WVU School of Nursing is hosting a Virtual Open House for the new LPN to BSN Program on Thursday, Oct. 26 from noon to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom.
Health Sciences community to host several WVU Diversity Week events
The West Virginia University Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host its annual Diversity Week Sunday, Sept. 17, through Saturday, Sept. 23.
Learn about community organizations at Employee and Student Life Fair
Students, faculty and staff on the West Virginia University Health Sciences Campus in Morgantown are invited to learn more about the community at an Employee and Student Life Fair planned for Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Pylons Commons.
WVU Athletic Training program to host information sessions for potential students
Students interested in learning more about WVU’s Athletic Training Master’s degree are invited to hear from faculty and current students at open house events in October. Sessions are intended for college seniors planning to apply to the Class of 2024. Sessions will also appeal to college juniors, sophomores and first-year students interested in exploring the degree or the admissions process for applying.
Students achieve dreams through scholarships
Jaliyah Hubbard, of Weirton, W.Va., has dreamed of being a dentist since she was in fifth grade. She was inspired by her own childhood experience with braces and her mother’s career as an orthodontic assistant.
New WVU study tracks medical resident sleep, burnout
From treating patients to continuing education, medical school graduates spend several hours each week dedicated to their practice during residency training. To help determine the level of fatigue the trainees experience, West Virginia University researchers studied individuals completing a rotation in the intensive care unit.