What is Faculty Practice?

At the WVU School of Nursing, we define faculty practice as direct patient care and other professional nursing services provided by nursing faculty, through formal relationships with individuals, communities, and other entities, as part of the assigned workload duties.

The mission is to integrate nursing faculty practice with the education, research/scholarship, and service missions of the WVU School of Nursing. It is a bidirectional relationship in which teaching makes us better practitioners and practice makes us better teachers and scholars.

Faculty Practice Feature: Amy Ankrom

Amy Ankrom's faculty practice site is the Morgantown Pastoral Counseling Center.

Q: How would you describe what you do in a typical day of faculty practice to someone unfamiliar with your specialty?
A: As a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, I am dedicated to providing personalized, evidence-based care that fosters genuine human connection. I conduct psychiatric evaluations, prescribe psychotropic medications, and offer individualized therapeutic support. My goal is to help clients navigate challenges, discover strengths, change faulty thought patterns and maladaptive behaviors, and achieve lasting mental well-being.

Q: Describe how your faculty practice enhances your other academic roles (ex. teacher and/or scholar)?
A: Faculty practice grounds my teaching in current clinical realities. Actively practicing strengthens my ability to model evidence-based care, professionalism, and clinical reasoning. This ensures my instruction prepares students to meet modern mental health needs.

Q: What is your favorite thing about your faculty practice?
A: My faculty practice allows me to stay connected to individuals who need treatment. I find it deeply humbling and fulfilling to support others with compassion and provide hope as they navigate interpersonal and mental health challenges.

Continuing a decades-long tradition, Beckley Campus SNA prepares Thanksgiving meals for families in need

The WVU School of Nursing's Beckley Campus Student Nurses' Association came together to assemble 32 baskets filled with a complete Thanksgiving meal for those in need within the community.

Beckley Campus students engage in unique learning opportunities on campus, in the community

Students at the WVU School of Nursing Beckley Campus have recently engaged in unique learning opportunites on campus and in the community.

Nursing students at Keyser Campus work through tornado disaster simulation

WVU School of Nursing Keyser Campus students in NSG 411 recently worked their way through a tornado disaster simulation in the Kelley Rec Center. WVU Potomac State College President Jerry Wallace volunteered at the simulation, along with faculty, staff and community member volunteers who acted as victims.