Announcements
WVU to house first orthopedic physical therapy residency program
West Virginia University’s School of Medicine has received candidacy status for the state’s first full-time, onsite post-professional residency in Orthopedic physical therapy. Candidacy is the first step towards full accreditation, allowing the program to bring on its first resident in August 2021.
June 23, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for June 23, 2021.
Photography has resumed at HSC Studio
Photographers will be available at the Health Sciences Studio on Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Construction is ongoing at Health Sciences, but individuals can still safely access the photo studio, located at G290 in Health Sciences South.
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 6-22-2021
WV DHHR: COVID-19 Daily Update 6-22-2021
June 22, 2021 - WVU in the News: Coronavirus
WVU coronavirus (COVID-19) news for June 22, 2021.
Death and religion: ‘Excess deaths’ sweep through Amish and Mennonite communities during COVID-19 pandemic
New research from WVU sociologists suggests that the Amish population saw “excess deaths” in 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers theorize their distrust in preventative medicine and history of religious persecution played a role in the death spike.
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.