Applications are open for the WV AHEC Rural Community Health Scholars Program, a two-year immersive program available to 75 of West Virginia’s top health profession students interested in serving medically underserved and/or rural populations across the state.
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The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has recognized 12 WVU Medicine hospitals and more than 500 clinics for their adoption of electronic medical records.
Philanthropic support is boosting student access to Healthy Minds University, a collaborative program that provided long-term mental health services to nearly 1,000 West Virginia University students in its first year.
The WVU School of Nursing Keyser Campus, in partnership with WVU Potomac State College and WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital, recently hosted a Nursing Academy for Mineral County middle school students interested in nursing careers.
All faculty, especially those who have been with WVU for two years or less, are invited to attend the Health Sciences Center Faculty Development Program’s faculty engagement event from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, at the Erickson Alumni Center.
Global Health Week will feature speakers from across the United States Sept. 19-23. This year’s topics include the COVID-19 pandemic response and vaccine equity, land mine eradication, global critical care and international aid.