Growing up, Selasi Asamoah saw how much joy nursing brought her mom Angela, so she wanted to follow in her footsteps. “I saw nursing as such a rewarding career,” said Asamoah, of Charles Town. “Ever since I can remember, I wanted to be a nurse.”
West Virginia University alumnus Aidan Slusser and senior Ella Slusser have found love in the School of Nursing program and as School of Nursing ambassadors.
The WVU School of Nursing is hosting a spring 2025 Virtual Open House for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program Wednesday, March 12 at 6 p.m. EST. This event will feature information for our nationally ranked BSN program, which is offered on the Morgantown, Beckley, and Keyser campuses.
During a special Feb. 7 ceremony, WVU School of Nursing alumna Dr. Laura J. Wood was inducted into the WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni. Wood, who received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1977, was recognized at the Erickson Alumni Center alongside four other honorees, Linda Arnold, Luke Frazier, Sharon Burmeister Lord and Diana Murphy.
As part of the WVU School of Nursing's Health Tips series, clinical instructor Angela Ritz shares tips for getting heart healthy during February 2025 and beyond.
West Virginia is coming out of a deep freeze, but winter is far from over and cold weather and the potential for more snow lingers. Across the state, resources for those who find themselves outside or without heat are limited, but grassroots efforts are emerging to help keep neighbors safe.
The WVU School of Nursing is partnering with FaithHealth Appalachia of Huntington to utilize a specialized subnetwork within the Henry Macomb Ford Foundation’s Faith Community Nursing Documentation System. Through this partnership, faith community nurses in West Virginia will have access to an advanced, evidence-based documentation system designed to improve patient care coordination, track health outcomes, and strengthen the integration of faith-based nursing into broader public health initiatives.
Elmira Tolentino, an international nursing student from the Arellano University-International Nursing Program, is now at West Virginia University to complete her last year of the 3-plus-1 program.
Five distinguished West Virginia University graduates, whose accomplishments span communications, business, leadership, music and nursing, will be inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni. The honorees, Linda Arnold, Luke Frazier, Sharon Burmeister Lord, Diana Murphy and Laura J. Wood, will be celebrated during a Feb. 7 ceremony at the Erickson Alumni Center.
Adrienne Duckworth, AOCNP, a graduate of the West Virginia University School of Nursing and director of the WVU Cancer Institute Survivorship Program, has been named the 2024 Advanced Practice Provider of the Year by the WVU Medicine Office of Advanced Practice Recruitment and Retention Committee.