The West Virginia University School of Medicine’s Physician Assistant Studies program has earned provisional accreditation from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, or ARC-PA.
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The Center for Service and Learning awards grants for two service-learning courses; one grant to Public Health and one grant to Leadership Studies. The Academic Community Engagement grant awards $1000 for the supplies needed to work towards a proposed project in partnership with a community organization in which the service-learning courses collaborate.
Monica Thomas, R.N, B.S.N., WVU Heart and Vascular Institute ventricular assist device coordinator, recently received the Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database Sherri Ann Wissman Memorial Excellence Award, which recognizes and rewards an outstanding VAD coordinator for his/her dedication, selflessness, nurturing, patience, and overall contribution to the field of mechanical circulatory support.
Children and adolescents in West Virginia now have access to mental health services via select school-based clinics across the state. Through telemedicine technology, West Virginia University Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry faculty deliver personalized mental health care to students who now don’t have to leave school for their appointments.
Surgeons at WVU Medicine have performed the state’s first target muscle reinnervation procedure, a technique that transfers residual nerves from an amputated limb into new muscle, allowing patients to control new bioelectric prosthetics.
Despite the American Medical Association’s designation of obesity as a disease in 2013, many healthcare providers still place blame on patients for their weight. Dr. Laura Davisson said when patients feel shame, they will often disconnect entirely from the healthcare system, which can lead to even more health problems.