Announcements
Department of Dental Hygiene celebrates upcoming graduates and leaders
Congratulations to the West Virginia University School of Dentistry Department of Dental Hygiene Class of 2018. The department hosted its annual awards and senior recognition banquet Friday, April 6 at the Erickson Alumni Center. This year’s class includes: Carrie Brescoach, Huntington, WV Mylea Carpenter, Beach City, OH Madison Chapman, Huntington, WV Loran Clayton, Moundsville, WV Kelsey Cochrane, Mebane, NC Ashleigh Collins, Chesterfield, VA Kimberly Cooper, Davis, WV Samantha Farley, Waterford, OH *not pictured Kelli Feaster, Petersburg, WV Kristen Hanlan, Bridgeport, WV *not pictured Kesha Harding, Sissonville, WV Paige Holmes, Hurricane, WV Marissa Kohler, Wheeling, WV Sarah Kyle, Clarksburg, WV Charlie Lucente, Charleston, WV Rachel Maerten, Eldersburg, MD Isabella McDaniel, Cowan, WV Kaitlyn McQuain, New Stanton, PA Julia Miller, Keyser, WV Olivia Nave, Westminster, MD Kirby Novak, Bridgeport, WV Hayley Plank-Collins, Falling Waters, WV
Ali Rezai appointed Rockefeller Chair in Neuroscience at WVU
An investiture ceremony will be held on Monday at 4 p.m. in the Pylons Lobby of the WVU Health Sciences Center.
WVU physicians volunteer, perform free corrective surgery in Haiti
A group of 10 providers, eight from WVU Medicine, visited Pignon, Haiti, in March to deliver much-needed care to 30 patients. The group was part of Interplast West Virginia, Inc., an all-volunteer program in which physicians perform free surgery repairing facial, hand or other deformities and burn scars of patients in Third World nations.
WVU in the News: Tackling prescribing patterns to combat the opioid crisis
When Dr. Clay Marsh looks out the windows at West Virginia University, he sees a landscape of rolling hills nestled in the Appalachian Mountains. The scenery is breathtaking but deceiving, as it conceals one of the worst public health crises in modern times: rampant and deadly abuse of opioid pain medication. Marsh, WVU’s vice president and executive dean for health sciences, believes a solution is possible.
Public Health student groups complete donation drive for The Shack
Two student service groups at the WVU School of Public Health recently completed a donation drive for The Shack Neighborhood House, a charitable organization focused on meeting the needs of underserved children and families in and around Morgantown. And the winner is...
Vice President's Awards to honor outstanding achievement April 4
West Virginia University Health Sciences will be honoring 10 individuals and two teams at the Health Sciences Center for outstanding achievement Wednesday, April 4 at 4 p.m. in the Pylons Lobby. The ceremony is open to the entire Health Sciences community.
WVU to host suicide prevention expert April 4
The WVU Health Sciences Center will host suicide prevention expert, Michael Hogan, Ph.D., who currently works as a consultant and advisor on high-urgency mental health issues including suicide prevention. The event will be held Wednesday, April 4 from 1 to 2 p.m. in G17-Hostler Auditorium. Students, faculty, and staff are welcome to attend.
School of Medicine student wins Pat Fedeles Award for Compassion
The winner of the annual Patricia “Pat” Fedeles Award for Compassion in Physical Diagnosis was presented to Christopher Feghali on March 20, 2018. This award is presented to the second-year medical student who portrays ongoing compassion, friendliness and an overall caring attitude toward patients, peers, faculty and staff.
WVU medical students received white coats March 17
The 105 members of the West Virginia University School of Medicine Class of 2020 medical students donned the most significant symbol of their chosen profession – the white coat – for the first time on Saturday, March 17.
WVU medical students selected for residency training
On Friday, March 16, the West Virginia University School of Medicine celebrated Match Day with the class of 2018 medical students on all three medical school campus locations in Morgantown, Charleston and Martinsburg. On Match Day, medical students and graduates from the United States and around the world learn in which U.S. residency programs they will train for the next three to seven years.