Rural Health Interest Group

• A student organized interdisciplinary group that meets from 12:00-1:00pm on the WVU Health Sciences Center campus once a month while class is in session
• Open to all students interested in rural health
• A platform to learn about and discuss rural health issues, rural practice, and recruitment
• Speakers are faculty, staff and rural health providers

All disciplines and health professions welcome!

Fall 2025 and Spring 2026 Meeting Schedule

Zoom
12 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.

September 17, 2025
Hailey Vittetoe
Clinic Coordinator
Remote Area Medical®

October 22, 2025
Sally Hurst and Deb Sizemore, MSW, LPC
Greenbrier County Health Alliance
Leadership Development and Food Insecurity

November 12, 2025
Room G119 Health Sciences North
Dr. P.S. Martin 
Professor, Chief, Division of Prehospital Medicine
WVU School of Medicine
G119- HSC North

December 2025
Service Learning Activity
TBA

February 10, 2026
Amy N. Tolliver, MS, Executive Director
Shauna Lively, RN, EdD Project Director, Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies Project
WV Pre-Natal Partnership
Maternal and Infant Care in West Virginia: An Overview and Addressing the Challenges of Rural Access

April 8, 2026
Dr. Jenna Sizemore 
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
WVU School of Medicine
Health Disparities in West Virginia

April 15, 2026
Dr. Angie Settle, DNP, APRN, BC, FNP
CEO, WV Health Right 
Charitable Clinic and Community Programs

Want to know more?

Contact the leadership team:  Brianna Hodak, Alexis Cipoletti, Mason Cantwell, Stephanie Ice, Hunter Ward, or contact us at icrh@hsc.wvu.edu.