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- According to a report by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), West Virginia medical schools and their associated teaching hospitals were responsible for more than $2.7 billion in economic activity in West Virginia in 2005.
- University Health Associates provided $14 million in charity care.
- Each WVU medical student must complete at least 100 hours of community service in order to receive their M.D. degree.
- MUSHROOM program (homeless outreach) provided 626 client encounters and logged in over 850 hours of volunteer service.
- David M. Deci, M.D., Vice Chair & Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, was nominated for the AAMC Humanism in Medicine Recognition Award in 2006.
- James Helmkamp, Ph.D., Director, WVU Injury Control Research Center, reports that deaths in West Virginia due to ATV accidents are down - 14 people in 2007 compared to 23 in 2006. The WVU Injury Control and Research Center offers educational sessions and legislative support with regard to ATV safety.
- Between 1992 and 2006 WVRHEP has helped recruit 213 physicians, 57 physical therapists, 6 medical technologists, 2 occupational therapists, and 1 master’s degree in public health in rural underserved areas of the state.
- Pamela Brown, M.P.A., received a tribute from Meharry Medical College, Baylor College of Medicine and the Intercultural Cancer Council (ICC) for her outstanding contributions to cancer control in Appalachia.
- The Betty Puskar Breast Care Center offered free clinical breast exams to help detect breast cancer and to teach participants about the importance of regular checkups.
- The Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center offered free skin cancer screenings, education about skin cancer, and referrals for a followup exam when indicated.
- The West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program, is dedicated to helping low-income, uninsured or underinsured women receive free or low-cost Pap tests.
- WVU’s program Healthy Start/HAPI (Helping Appalachian Parents and Infants) is one of 96 Healthy Start Projects nationally and is the only one in West Virginia.
- WVU Department of Medicine’s Sections of Cardiology, Nephrology, and Rheumatology provide select outreach clinics in Kingwood; Buckhannon; Elkins; Clarksburg; Moorefield; Gilbert; Westover; Bruceton, West Virginia; and Oakland, Maryland.
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