Announcements
WVU in the News: American Health Care Is Sick—and its Workers Are Too
Clay Marsh, M.D., vice president and executive dean for WVU Health Sciences, recently published an observation piece in Scientific American's online publication. Marsh addresses American medical students, physicians and nurses about the state of our healthcare system, how its healthcare workers are sick and why West Virginia is taking a different approach.
Dental school oral medicine expert teaching and treating patients
New dental school faculty member specializes oral mucosal disorders, chronic head and facial pain, salivary pathology and oral manifestations of systemic diseases.
WVU Family Medicine In the News: A Lesson In Cooking Fresh
WVU Family Medicine Clinical Director of Living Well Programs Judy Siebart presented an End of Summer cooking show open to the public at the UTC on August 26. The show was geared towards helping community members and attendees learn ways of putting all the summer produce they may have leftover to good use with easy recipes. The clinic hosts different events for the community through the Live Well! Wellness Programs. More information can be found on the Family Medicine website: https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/fammed/live-well-wellness-programs/.
Mountaineer Simulation Week
Mountaineer Simulation Week kicks off on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 with interactive training sessions, tours and challenges that extend through the week for faculty and students.
Ramamurthy named interim chair of the Department of Biochemistry
Visvanathan Ramamurthy, Ph.D., has been named interim chair of the WVU School of Medicine’s Department of Biochemistry, effective September 6, 2019.
Public Health researcher to present at international conference
WVU School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology Professor and WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs Member Sarah Knox has been invited to speak at the Biomedicine and Holistic Medicine in Cooperation Conference.
Dental Hygiene – What’s Jenga have to do with it?
The dental hygiene program welcomes a freshman class of 22 students with updates on academic and professional standards and team building.
WVU School of Pharmacy first-year students receive white coats
Members of the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy’s Class of 2023 are now white coat official.
Save the Date: Learn how to help your patients kick the habit
Dental school's tobacco treatment training program will host its third continuing education course in May 2020.
Dentists serving patients, state and country
Through the West Virginia Army National Guard, dental school graduates who commit to service could be eligible for a bonus, loan repayment or stipends.