When severe storms caused serious structural damage to the Charles Towers apartment complex in Charles Town on the evening of July 16, WVU Medicine Jefferson Medical Center teams responded immediately — demonstrating not only clinical excellence, but deep compassion.
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Sydney Lyons, a respiratory therapy senior in the School of Medicine from Dayton, Virginia, is getting hands-on experience this summer at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital as part of the Excel Student Employment Program.
Starting Aug. 26, the Hybrid EMT Basic course will be held at the WVU Safety and Health Extension Shirley M. Kimble Training Center, One Waterfront Place.
Dr. Gina Graziani, a West Virginia native and board-certified pediatric dentist, also serves as chair of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, associate dean for postdoctoral affairs and patient care provider at WVU Dental.
Respiratory therapy students are gaining hands-on experience this summer by working alongside full-time respiratory therapists and earning a salary through the School of Medicine Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy Excel Student Employment Program.
The Master of Science in Nursing-Family Nurse Practitioner program is offering students an opportunity to practice their skills hands-on at the WV STEPS Center, a state-of-the-art simulation lab at the WVU Health Sciences Center.