Announcements
EyeSi surgery simulator offers unique training opportunity for WVU residents
Cataract surgery requires a delicate hand and years of practice to perfect, but a simulated surgical experience offered to residents at the West Virginia University Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences is helping the next generation of surgeons refine these skills before taking their patients to the operating room.
Pediatrics Grand Rounds hosts Dr. Linda Nield
Dr. Linda Nield will speak as part of the Pediatrics Grand Rounds at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, June 23. This presentation titled "Moving Toward Race-Conscious Medicine" will take place over Zoom.
National catalog features Public Health grad’s dissertation
The most recent National Home Visiting Resource Center Reference Catalog features the work of a West Virginia University School of Public Health alumna. A 2019 graduate of the PhD in Public Health Sciences program with a concentration in Social and Behavioral Sciences, Angela Dyer’s dissertation, titled “A Comprehensive Evaluation of a Home Visitation Program Model’s Prenatal Physical Activity Curriculum Modules Delivered Primarily to Low-Income Women,” is one of less than ten dissertations included in the catalog.
June 21, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for June 21, 2021.
Exporting innovation: University of Alabama to replicate Health Sciences and Technology Academy at WVU
A one-of-a-kind mentoring program at West Virginia University that supports high school students who face social and financial challenges and connects them to STEM-based undergraduate and graduate degree programs will be replicated at The University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing over the next five years.
WVU in the News: West Virginia infant mortality rates exceed national rate
In the United States, two babies die every hour before reaching their first birthday in what one advocacy specialist calls a crisis that has gone unnoticed by many. The United States’ infant mortality rate is higher than many other developed nations, according to the United Health Foundation, and West Virginia’s infant death rate exceeds the national average.
Updated mask guidelines for WVU Medicine and WVU Health Sciences Center
WVU Medicine requires face coverings for patients and healthcare workers in all hospital and clinic areas. All patients and individuals who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are required to wear face coverings upon entering the WVU Health Sciences Center.
June 19, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for June 19, 2021.
June 18, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for June 18, 2021.
Teaching Scholars Program set for September 2021 through May 2022
The Teaching Scholars Program via Zoom focuses on developing educational theories/technologies as well as promoting educational skills, critical thinking, and innovative approaches among WVU Health Sciences Center faculty. This program is open to faculty on all WVU Campuses.