Bella Botero, Alexis Pate and Grace Wilson explain how they paved their individual paths to success despite the challenges encountered as first-generation college students.
Health
The School of Nursing Beckley Campus will host its annual event from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday (Nov. 11). The event will include a campus tour, VR medical simulation, hands-on nursing skill labs and more.
Presented by the School of Nursing and the McDowell County Commission on Aging, nursing student Rylie O'Neal highlights diabetes awareness and management.
Faith Community Health, a new student organization that aims to support and improve holistic health in southern West Virginia, is hosting a community health fair from 2-6 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 8) at the Beckley Presbyterian Church.
The School of Medicine is partnering with The Perry Initiative to host a one-day event offering students hands-on experience with six simulated surgical exercises and career insight from local women with expertise in the field Dec. 9 at the WVU Health Sciences Center.
Dr. Jeffrey H. Coben, dean of the School of Public Health, has stepped down from the dean position he held since May 2017. He will remain on faculty with the Schools of Public Health and Medicine and continue to support the operations of the Health Affairs Institute in his role as associate vice president.