Following an underground mine tour, students from WVU gained a new understanding of the public health industry and inspiration about their future careers.
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Emily Kuykendall, a nursing student and ambassador at the School of Nursing Keyser Campus, has been selected as a West Virginia Area Health Education Centers Rural Community Health Scholar.
Hosted by Mary Fanning, WVU Hospitals chief nursing officer, and Malene Davis, 1984 class president, 11 alums gathered alongside several of their faculty members during Homecoming Weekend to reminisce and enjoy a reunion brunch.
The immersive training at the David and Jo Ann Shaw Center for Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety provided students with an overview of what role an occupational therapist would play in different scenarios within the NICU.
Joseph Watkins, biomedical laboratory diagnostics program senior, has found his pathway in histotechnology at the School of Medicine. Histotechnologists process tissue for examination following a surgical procedure.
Braeden Thornton presented “Nursing Care and Education in Cyprus” during WVU Global Health Week 2024. While abroad, he took a health systems class and an ethics class.