West Virginia University students are tireless in their efforts to give back to their communities. These service learning opportunities also provide valuable resources to those communities. Several WVU Pharmacy and Nursing students are heading to McDowell County, West Virginia, to participate in the Southside K-8 School’s back-to-school community social for residents of the area.
Tara Hulsey, Ph.D., R.N., dean of the West Virginia University School of Nursing, has been appointed to the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin.
A team of healthcare professionals at West Virginia University, led by Joanne Duffy, Ph.D., R.N., endowed professor of the WVU School of Nursing, is working together to reduce complications and improve health outcomes in older adults and cardiac surgery patients in rural West Virginia.
Experienced nurse practitioner and business professional Dr. Toni DiChiacchio has been named assistant dean for West Virginia University School of Nursing’s faculty practice and community engagement.
Every year, teams from West Virginia University’s Schools of Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy participate in clinical rotations at locations across the world. These rotations are coordinated by WVU’s Global Health Program.
For the third year, U.S. News and World Report has ranked West Virginia University online programs in business, nursing and education among the best for veterans and active-duty service members.
Nursing professionals are invited to attend a "Lunch and Learn" continuing education session from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, June 1, in the John Jones Conference Center, located on the ground floor of the Health Sciences Center. The event will focus on mental health conditions of veterans and their families.
GRAFTON, W.Va. – A West Virginia University nursing professor, and veteran of the U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps, will participate in Monday's 148th Memorial Day Parade in Grafton, the nation's longest ongoing Memorial Day observance.
For Amy Bruce, skin cancer is personal. In April 2013 she lost a friend, instructor and co-worker to skin cancer. “It was a terrible situation; she was young. She had a mole on her back, and by the time she had it looked at, it had already spread. It’s a deadly form of cancer that moves quickly. She left behind a family, including three small children.”
All alumni will be honored, and reunion classes recognized, Friday, June 5, at Touchdown Terrace at Milan Puskar Stadium. On Saturday, June 6, Dean Tara Hulsey will host a breakfast for classes 1964 through 1970 at Lakeview Golf Resort and Spa.