Announcements
Ramadan named chair of Otolaryngology
Hassan H. Ramadan, M.D., M.Sc., has been named professor and chair of the Department of Otolaryngology at the West Virginia University School of Medicine, according to Clay Marsh, M.D., vice president and executive dean of health sciences. Dr. Ramadan currently serves as professor, program director and vice chair of the Department of Otolaryngology.
WVU announces biomedical engineering grant awardees
The winners, which include faculty from the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources and the Health Sciences Center, are being funded through the Byars-Tarnay Endowment in the WVU Foundation. The endowment was established to build biomedical engineering programs for the Statler College with the School of Medicine.
Clay Marsh honors third annual VP Achievement Award winners
Awardees were recognized by their peers for their outstanding accomplishments at the WVU Health Sciences Center. A total of 11 awards, honoring faculty and staff, went to individuals and one team.
WVU School of Medicine recognizes compassion
Recently, 13 medical students, two resident medical students and two faculty members were inducted into GHHS, an organization that recognizes individuals for practicing patient-centered medical care by modeling these attributes.
School of Public Health to co-sponsor tick check at Morgantown dog parks
The WVU School of Public Health is partnering with BOPARC to conduct a “Paws and Claws” tick check from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 27. The event will occur at Krepps Park in Suncrest and Stanley Spot Dog Park, which is located downtown.
West Virginia Prevention Research Center awards bicycle to local student
The West Virginia Prevention Research Center (WVPRC), housed within the WVU School of Public Health, recently enlisted the help of fifth-grade students to inform the naming and branding of a new research project.
Nield named assistant dean for admissions in School of Medicine’s medical degree program
Linda S. Nield, M.D., has been named assistant dean for admissions in the School of Medicine’s medical degree program. She is professor of pediatrics and currently serves as the director of the pediatrics residency program.
WELLWVU pilots new therapies for students
A lot can happen in four years – an education, a first experience of independence, a few bad decisions and a few good ones, and for some students, an encounter with new or existing mental health issues.
Interim dean appointed to WVU School of Dentistry post on permanent basis
Anthony (Tom) Borgia, D.D.S., M.H.A., who has been serving as interim dean of the West Virginia University School of Dentistry since August 2014, has been appointed to that post on a permanent basis by Clay Marsh, M.D., the University’s vice president and executive dean for health sciences.
WVU Charleston Division program combines psychiatry and mindfulness to help patients avoid suicide
A team at WVU Physicians of Charleston offers the only outpatient treatment program for dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in West Virginia. The concepts of dialectical behavior therapy originate in the Buddhist tradition but have found wide use among psychiatrists and therapists across many cultures.