Public Health Dialogues Speaker Series resumes Jan. 22
On Friday, January 22, 2016 at 12:15 p.m., The Public Health Dialogues Speaker Series will kick-off the Spring 2016 semester with its theme of Food & Politics. This event will feature a three person panel discussion with Cheryl Brown, PhD, Associate Professor with Agricultural and Resource Economics at WVU, Daniel Eades, Rural Extension Specialist with the Community, Economic, and Workforce Development unit at WVU Extension Service, and Elizabeth Spellman, Executive Director of the WV Food & Farm Coalition.
New "OVERDOSE_WV" Listserv
The WVU ICRC has created a new listserv called “OVERDOSE_WV”.
Don't miss the campus holiday celebration on Dec. 17
Use #WVUMedHolidays and #CookieDay to share your holiday celebration moments on social media. Follow @WVUMedCONNECT on Twitter for updates on employee news and events.
Summer internship programs at the National Institutes for Health
The NIH Summer Internship Program (SIP) is now accepting applications for summer 2016. In addition to full-time biomedical research opportunities, we provide career development opportunities for all summer interns, including workshops, courses, journal clubs and access to the OITE Career Services Center. We invite you to join our diverse community of over 5000 trainees for great science and outstanding career development resources.
New public health management lecture series to be offered
The School of Public Health Public Health Training Center (PHTC) will be hosting a series of lectures geared toward graduate students this coming spring. The series is open to all West Virginia University students.
WVU names director of Institute for Critical Care and Trauma
Alison Wilson, M.D., vice chair and professor in the WVU School of Medicine Department of Surgery, has been named the director of the WVU Institute for Critical Care and Trauma.
Fuel 4 Finals
HSC Students! We know you’re going to get hungry. Don’t study on an empty stomach. Stop by the Pylons Wednesday and Thursday at 5 p.m. for a free snack.
HSC faculty offered teaching program
The HSC Faculty Development Program is recruiting for the upcoming class of Longitudinal Scholars beginning Fall 2016.
WV STEPS open house set for Dec. 4
The expanded and improved David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety – WV STEPS – will welcome visitors to an open house from 2:30-4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4. The center is located on the third floor of Health Sciences South.
School of Nursing honorary receives international award
The West Virginia University School of Nursing’s Sigma Theta Tau – Alpha Rho honorary took home its first-ever Chapter Key Award during Sigma Theta Tau International’s 43rd Biennial Convention in Las Vegas earlier this month. Alpha Rho was honored with a Chapter Key Awards which honor chapters that excel in membership recruitment/retention; publicity and programming; professional and leadership development; and local, national and international collaboration.