Announcements
Update: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) COVID-19 vaccine requirement
In early December 2021, the WVU Health System announced that it would pause its COVID-19 vaccine requirement for employees and other healthcare workers, as two federal district courts issued orders that temporarily prohibited the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from enforcing its new requirement that all healthcare providers – including health systems, hospitals, and clinics – vaccinate their employees against COVID-19 as a condition of participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Jan. 20, 2022 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for Jan. 20, 2022.
HSC update: Student Activity Center to be closed
The Student Activity Center will be closed beginning Friday, January 21, to be used for N-95 mask fit testing for three weeks. An announcement will be released when the center is set to reopen for student use.
WVU School of Dentistry scholarship aids students engaged in research, honors longtime faculty member
A $10,000 gift from Dr. Bryan and Carol Whitaker established the Bouquot Scholarship for Excellence in Research. The scholarship rewards dental students from West Virginia for excellence and creativity in oral health research.
Online program can help nurses learn how to promote holistic health in faith-based communities
West Virginia University School of Nursing is offering “Foundations of Faith Community Nursing” — an online continuing professional development course for individuals interested in helping to address the unique health-related needs within faith community settings.
Jan. 19, 2022 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for Jan. 19, 2022.
WVU in the News: Professor Christopher Martin addresses vaccine hesitancy, risks of remaining unvaccinated with host of The Agenda, Georgia Tolley
Prompted by the news of tennis player Novak Djokovic being asked to leave Australia, Christopher Martin, MD, professor in the School of Public Health and School of Medicine, speaks with Georgia Tolley, news reporter and host of The Agenda, about the larger issues the unique circumstance brings to light regarding vaccine hesitancy, risks from remaining unvaccinated and more.
New contact information for HSC Financial Aid Office
The HSC Financial Aid Office is changing its contact information. The HSC vanity email account will no longer be used; requests must be sent through the WVU Hub ticketing system.
WVU resumes dashboard to track campus COVID-19 data during spring semester
West Virginia University will resume its public dashboard this week to track and compile COVID-19 information collected on the Morgantown, Beckley and Keyser campuses.
HSCommunity: Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Prior to a meeting of the Medical Committee for Human Rights on March 25, 1966, in Chicago, Martin Luther King Jr. is quoted as saying: “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhuman because it often results in physical death.”