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New Society Creates Impact
 Membership in the West Virginia Oncology Society
continues to rise. Eighty-five percent of cancer
physicians from around the state have joined the
professional group since it became a formally
recognized organization last year.
The WVOS gives cancer specialists a platform to share
ideas and to represent their interests and those of their
patients before governmental entities, insurance
carriers, pharmaceutical companies, and the public.
The ultimate goal of the group is to improve cancer
care in West Virginia.
Society members have begun identifying ways to
collaborate in research, education, and patient care.
One of their first initiatives, the establishment of a
statewide clinical trials network, is gaining
momentum, and three West Virginia hospitals have
recently joined the Society.
“The membership remains very committed to
extending clinical trials at the Mary Babb Randolph
Cancer Center in Morgantown to cancer patients at
community hospitals and centers in the state,” said
Jame Abraham, MD, chief of Hematology Oncology at
WVU. Dr. Abraham organized early meetings to
discuss the creation of the Society.
“It’s exciting to see the enthusiasm our colleagues
across the state have demonstrated in building a
clinical trials network,” said Scot C. Remick, MD,
director of the MBRCC. “Together we can do so much
more to improve cancer care in West Virginia.”
WVOS recently was accepted as a full member by the
American Society of Clinical Oncology. The national
organization recognizes the importance of state
chapters in reflecting issues that may have national
impact on cancer care.
The first full membership meeting of the WVOS will
be on May 8 at Stonewall Jackson Resort.
The Society is open to all oncologists in West Virginia,
along with other professionals engaged in cancer care.
Healthcare professionals interested in joining the
society should contact Julie Shroyer, executive director,
at Julie@wvos.info or 304-368-4575.
To learn about
the WVOS see .www.wvos.info/
West Virginia Oncology Society
P.O. Box 2990
211 Marion Square
Fairmont, WV 26554
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