Dr. Adam Howard joins the Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery as an assistant professor.
Health
Medical students on the School of Medicine Eastern Campus are using manikins and mock patients to learn crucial patient-care skills in a controlled environment, thanks to upgrades to the simulation center.
Members of the WVU Medicine Emergency Preparedness Team and the WVU Critical Care and Trauma Institute recently had the opportunity to participate in moulage training. Moulage is the art and science of simulating injuries, wounds and/or illnesses with special effects makeup.
The ceremony was held at the Church McKee Arts Center on Oct. 3 for sophomore students who are formally entering their nursing education.
“Building a Healthier Appalachia: Collaborative Solutions to Substance Use Disorders Across the Region,” a one-day conference designed to advance the knowledge of empirically based interventions for individuals with substance use disorders and to improve community collaboration for better outcomes, will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday (Oct. 25) at the Erickson Alumni Center.
Dr. Lena Chen, a Brooklyn, New York, native who completed the Cornea Fellowship Program at WVU in 2023, joins the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences as an assistant professor.