Rural Health Interest Group

• A student organized interdisciplinary group that meets from 12:00-1:00pm on the WVU Health Sciences Center campus once a month while class is in session
• Open to all students interested in rural health
• A platform to learn about and discuss rural health issues, rural practice, and recruitment
• Speakers are faculty, staff and rural health providers

All disciplines and health professions welcome!

Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Meeting Schedule

Zoom
12 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.

September 10, 2024
Alexis Batausa
Director of Active Living
Healthy in the Hills
Williamson Health and Wellness Center
Williamson, WV

October 8, 2024
Meghan Bastin, DMD, MPH
WVU School of Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry
Rural Pediatric Dentistry

November 6, 2024
Megan Govindan, PhD
Research Associate, Registered Dietician
WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health
USDA Grant: Farm-to-institution, workforce development, food as medicine

December 13, 2024
Service Learning Activity
WVU Rosenbaum House

February 11, 2025
Room 1909 Health Science Center
Dr. Daniel Elswick, Vice Chair for Education, Rural Residency Program Director
Dr. Dilip Chandran, Medical Director, CRC Outpatient Services

March 5, 2025
Angel Smothers, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
Associate Dean for Community Engagement
WVU School of Nursing

April 3, 2025
Dr. Catherine Kirbos
WVU Rural Emergency Medicine
WVU School of Medicine

April 15, 2025
Dr. Megan Govidan
Research Scientist
WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health

Want to know more?

Contact the leadership team:  Brianna Hodak, Reagan Campbell, Alexis Cipoletti, Mason Cantwell or contact us at icrh@hsc.wvu.edu.