WVU will invest $3 million in research space at the Health Sciences Center, including an inhalation lab facility in the HSC and research offices and conference space in the Erma Byrd Biomedical Research Facility.
West Virginia University Health Sciences will be the latest campus to join the University-wide recycling and empty-your-own trash plans starting the week of December 19th.
The program, which also features optional pre-Grand Rounds workshops, is set for Dec. 5. It's targeted to physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and other healthcare professionals.
Earlier this year when Mary J.C. Hendrix was named president of Shepherd University, she had a critical decision to make: To shut down her research laboratory at Northwestern University or relocate her groundbreaking cancer research closer to Shepherd. The answer came in a unique partnership with West Virginia University, a major R1 research university 150 miles to the west of Shepherd. Thanks to sophisticated Skype technology, Hendrix and her laboratory are able to resume daily research interactions.
Vijayalakshmi Rajasekaran, M.D., assistant professor in WVU's Department of Neurology will conduct a training course in "Advanced Care and Treatment for Epilepsy in Clinicians." Offered in partnership with the Epilepsy Foundation and the Office of Continuing Medical Education, the course will be held on Tues., Nov. 15 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriot, Morgantown. Registration and buffet dinner will be provided at 6 p.m. Please RSVP to 877-804-2241 by Nov. 8 to reserve your seat.
Three WVU Health Sciences faculty members have been tapped by West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to help address the growing healthcare needs in West Virginia.
Jennifer Mallow, PhD, FNP-BC, assistant professor at the WVU School of Nursing and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar, will participate in a roundtable discussion on genomics and precision health at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine on Nov. 9 in Washington, D.C.
Shaping healthcare policy, improving overall health and reducing health disparities are critical in today’s world. Learn how the School of Nursing is preparing future nurses and nurse leaders to be a part of making positive change while enhancing knowledge and skills through graduate education, including the MSN, MSN/MBA, DNP and PHD programs.
West Virginia University School of Nursing Dean Tara Hulsey has been elected president of the Southern Regional Education Board’s Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing, effective Nov. 13.