Announcements
Thompson named recipient of award honoring excellence in simulation education at WVU
Tonya Thompson, DNP, RN has been named the recipient of the 2024 David H. Wilks Memorial Award for Excellence in Simulation presented by the West Virginia University David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education Patient Safety.
Operation Blue Sky at Health Sciences hosts events during WVU Week of Purpose
West Virginia University’s second annual Week of Purpose will take place Monday, Sept. 23 through Friday, Sept. 27.
WVU celebrates 15 years of simulation education at state-of-the-art STEPS center
When West Virginia University opened its simulation center on the Health Sciences Campus in Morgantown 15 years ago, programming provided just 5,000 educational encounters per year. Now, the David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety is facilitating nearly 30,000 educational encounters each year as its expert team prepares learners of all skill levels for competent, compassionate patient care.
Fall workshop series to focus on Pomodoro writing technique
Do you have writing projects that get put on the back burner? The WVU Health Sciences Women in Science & Health (WISH) Committee invites you to make writing fit into your week with a Pomodoro writing workshop.
WVU STEPS Simulation Center host 15th anniversary celebration on Sept. 19
To celebrate its 15-year anniversary, the David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety (STEPS) will host an open house on Thursday, Sept. 19 from 2-4 p.m.
Health Sciences community invited to celebrate faculty, staff at Chancellor’s Awards ceremony
West Virginia University Health Sciences is recognizing ten individuals and one team with Chancellor’s Awards, as well as four individuals with a WISH (Women in Science & Health) Awards, for their significant contributions to its mission. A ceremony to honor the 2024 award winners will be held Thursday, Sept. 19 at 4 p.m. in Pylons Commons.
WV STEPS Center to host Healthcare Simulation Week Sept. 16-20
The David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety (WV STEPS Center) will host Healthcare Simulation Week Monday, Sept. 16 through Friday, Sept. 20.
Join us for the This is Public Health Graduate School Mini Virtual Fair
Join WVU School of Public Health, along with seven other universities, for the This is Public Health Graduate School Virtual Mini on Tuesday, Sept. 24, from noon to 2 p.m.
School of Public Health Speaker Series highlights rural health and community engagement
WVU School of Public Health will kick off its Fall 2024 Speaker Series on Wednesday, Sept. 25, with Brian Hendricks, Ph.D., and Dovenia Ponnoth, Ph.D., from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine presenting "Cultivating Innovation - West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine’s Expanding Research Horizons in Rural Health and Community Engagement.”
Hollander named interim chair of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology
John Hollander, Ph.D., senior advisor for research development in the Office of Research and Graduate Education, will serve as interim chair of the Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, effective Sept. 1.