Faculty and doctoral students shared their work by participating in panels and poster presentations during the conference. This year’s theme — “Honoring our Past and Moving Forward: Decolonizing Nursing Knowledge” — focused on embracing history while forging a path toward a progressive and inclusive future in nursing.
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Following a national search, Dr. Melina Flanagan will serve as chair of the School of Medicine Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine.
Dr. Syed Ahmad said his month in the American College of Physicians Health Policy Internship program taught him how crucial it is for doctors and policymakers to have open discussions about how policies could affect patients’ lives and how physicians deliver care.
Amanda Kitzmiller helped plan the inaugural roundtable event in Summersville aimed at bringing together stakeholders from across the state to increase colorectal cancer screening and early detection rates.
The School of Nursing has received a $15,000 grant from Sisters Health Foundation to support the training of Faith Community Nurses in three new counties over the course of the next year.
Abigail Ott, a WVU Army ROTC cadet from Haymarket, Virginia, was recently commissioned as a second lieutenant and will assess onto active duty as an Army Nurse Corps officer.