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School of Medicine Past Featured Images 2009 Archives: 2008 Archives: Global Health Day 2009 Brings Awareness to a Campaign to Ban Landmines and Cluster Bombs.
November 16th is Global Health Day and this years focus will be on “The Global Landmine Crisis” with Ms. Alison Bock. WVCBL: WEST VIRGINIA CAMPAIGN TO BAN LANDMINES and CLUSTER BOMBS and PSALM: Proud Students Against Landmines in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA are dedicated students and citizens who work to educate the public about the dangers of landmines and cluster bombs. The Health Science and Technology Academy (HSTA) celebrates its 15th year anniversary this fall.
This fall marks the fifteenth anniversary of the Health Science and Technology Academy or HSTA. HSTA was born at WVU in 1994 and has spread to a state wide program to help students attend and succeed in college. This year 184 students completed the HSTA program and 56 are now freshmen at WVU. HSTA’s mission is increase the number of under represented students in West Virginia that attend college, study science and healthcare, and to increase the number of health care providers in the rural communities of West Virginia. The Incoming M.D. Degree Class enjoy a Day at Adventure Camp during their 2009 Orientation.
Every year before the new class of Medical Students begin their medical school classes they go attend a weeklong orientation. This year the M.D. Degree class of 2013 spent a week at orientation where the members of the class got to meet their new classmates, the professors, learn where everything is in the Health Sciences Center, receive advice from older medical students and start building their WVU School of Medicine family. Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) West Virginia University School of Medicine Chapter
Induction Ceremony 2009 On July 11, 2009, the West Virginia University School of Medicine Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society inducted its first group of student members to the new chapter. Dr. David M. Deci, MD, from the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Wisconsin was our keynote speaker. CVRP's Summer Institute participant Camon Tackett from Danville, WV enjoyed making ice cream at the Coldstone Creamery.
Children's Vision Rehabilitation Project's (CVRP) mission is to provide access to the visual environment for children with incurable vision loss through medical eye care, optical devices, assistive technology, educational recommendations and support to local school systems. In pursuit of these goals, a multi-disciplinary team of professionals trained in ophthalmology, optometry, orientation and mobility, occupational therapy and education execute a comprehensive evaluation, treatment plan and follow-up for each student. |
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