Announcements
STEPS hosting CHSE blueprint review course during Healthcare Simulation Week
STEPS will hold a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator blueprint review course on Monday, Sept. 16, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Chancellor’s Office Conference Room (HSC South 1000) as part of Healthcare Simulation Week.
WVU in the News: New health officer Dr. Brian Huggins hits the ground running at MCHD
As part of its partnership with the Monongalia County Health Department, WVU School of Public Health students have worked closely with new health officer Dr. Brian Huggins.
Dean candidate for WVU School of Public Health on campus Sept. 5
A candidate for dean of the WVU School of Public Health will visit campus on Thursday, Sept. 5. The WVU community is invited to participate in the presentation portion to meet the candidate, Dr. Zhengmin Qian.
WVU School of Nursing to select Conway Scholars as part of Bedford Falls Foundation grant
Students who are enrolled in three WVU School of Nursing programs are eligible to become Conway Scholars as part of the recently announced Bedford Falls Foundation grant.
WVU names 2024 class of Ruby Fellows
Three promising researchers pursuing doctoral degrees at West Virginia University are receiving funding from the Ruby Scholars Graduate Fellows Program to aid in their future academic endeavors.
IT Help Center work rescheduled for Friday, Aug. 30 and Saturday, Aug. 31
To complete a system update that previously failed, the IT Help Center at it.wvu.edu/help will be offline for approximately four hours between 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31. The specific time will depend on the vendor.
WVU School of Nursing student researches substance misuse solutions
Gwendolyn Arnold, a senior at the WVU School of Nursing, took notice to the lack of education around drug misuse in West Virginia, and decided she needed to do something about it.
New podcast listening group invites you to join the squad
All WVU students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Pod Squad. The group will discover, connect and enjoy two podcasts from WVU and beyond, gathering on the last Wednesday for a virtual meetup from 12-12:45 p.m. to discuss the selected podcasts.
Security alert: Phone calls pretending to be healthcare providers
The WVU Medicine Privacy and Security team has been notified that several people have received phone calls or texts from phone numbers that are being “spoofed” to look like WVU Medicine providers.
Join WVU Global Medical and Dental Brigades
WVU Global Medical and Dental Brigades will be traveling to rural Panama over spring break to facilitate medical, dental and public health tasks. Applications are due Friday, Sept. 13, by 5 p.m.