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 The new Simulation Training in Education and Patient Safety Center (STEPS) opened its doors last month. It allows nursing, medical, pharmacy and dentistry students to work in teams learning skills needed during emergencies. The STEPS Center has realistic mannequins programmed to mimic life-threatening medical conditions. Simulation training has been employed at WVU’s Health Sciences Center for years.
“Simulation training offers so much to our students,” said David Wilks, M.D., chair of the STEPS committee and assistant dean for technology in medical education in the School of Medicine. “They can practice in a risk-free environment, learning critical skills while also developing a greater understanding of other team members’ roles.” For more information on the STEPS Center click on this link.
To read more articles concerning the new Center, click on the links: The DA, Dominion Post, and WBOY article and Video |
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Swine Influenza: The number of confirmed and probable cases of Swine Influenza A (H1N1) continues to rise in the United States and in West Virginia. It is important to know what precautions to take to help prevent you from getting the H1N1 virus and from spreading it to others. For information on the eastern campus' informational sessions, click on the links: WVU flu advice and the international Swine Flu Conference that will be held this month.
Click on the following links for more information.
( CDC Update | Respiratory Etiquette | Cover Cough |
WVU Swine flu site )
 Christopher C. Colenda, M.D., M.P.H., has now officially started his new job at WVU as Chancellor for Health Sciences. Dr. Colenda has been meeting with leadership from WVU Hospitals, University Health Associates and Health Sciences, as well as with WVU President James P. Clements. For more information on his first few days, click on this link. Last month Mountaineer Station opened. The 7,000-square-feet facility has a parking garage for both permit and short-term use, a commuter student lounge with lockers, interior bicycle storage and showers, a waiting area for Mountain Line and campus bus passengers, direct access to the Health Sciences Center PRT Station, and information stations for Mountain Line and WVU transportation services. For more information on Mountaineer Station, click on this link. Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) is celebrating its 25th year of molding future medical and dental professionals. Since 1985, the summer enrichment program has provided guidance to roughly 800 high school and undergraduate students from West Virginia. For more information on HCOP’s 25 years, click on this link. Last month was Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For more information on Breast Cancer Awareness Month activities, click on the links.
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Doctors on Call | free clinical breast exams ) Last month, WVU provided several health reports to the West Virginia community. Click the links to learn more on Swine flu basics, Health Literacy, Yoga, Epilepsy MRI, Glaucoma, or Child safety seats. Community Service Opportunities:
Medical Students are collecting the recycling bins in the HSC on Fridays. Contact Jeff Richmond at jrichmo4@mix.wvu.edu for more information. The SAFE Clinic is held on the second Monday of every month and is located at Milan Puskar Health Right. If you would like more information on the SAFE clinic click on this link or contact Steve Lindauer at slindaue@mix.wvu.edu. The Charleston Campus Class of 2011 is hosting a 3-on-3 basketball tournament on November 14 at noon at Oak Wood Baptist Church in Charleston, West Virginia. For more information click on this link. COMING
Khadija Aziz, M.D., has joined the Morgantown Campus of the School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, as an assistant professor.
John Nguyen, M.D., has joined the Morgantown Campus of the School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, as an assistant professor. Dr. Nguyen specializes in oculoplastics.
Ahmed Kandeel, M.D., has joined the Morgantown Campus of the School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, as an assistant professor.
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Sarah Barker, M.D. and Elise Wallo, M.D., have left the Morgantown Campus, Department of Emergency Medicine.
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Grand Rounds
November 17th
Rural Health Fair
12:30-4:30pm, HSC Commons
December 12th
M.D. Degree Convocation
1:30pm, HSC Okey Patteson Auditorium
December 13th
Professional Programs Convocation
1:30pm, WVU Coliseum
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Lisa Flower, M.D., Class of 2000, is sharing why she chose family medicine as her career. She is the daughter of a veterinarian. To read Dr. Flower’s story, click on this link.
John R. Marler, M.D., Class of 1980 received the school’s Distinguished Alumnus Award last month. Dr. Marler is an internationally recognized neuroscientist whose work has revolutionized the treatment of stroke - the number one cause of long-term disability and the third leading cause of death in the United States. For more information on Dr. Marler, click on this link. |
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Jennifer Molano, M.D., 2007 Neurology Resident Graduate, will be participating in the AAN Education Programming meeting in April. Dr. Molano will be speaking about how the new programs will complement the traditional education approach. To read more about the AAN meeting click on this link.
Sara Sofka, M.D., second year resident, Department of Medicine, attended the American College of Physicians last month and won the oral clinical vignette competition. |
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Brian Foster and Heather Harman, Pathologists’ Assistant Program Class of 2010, recently participated in the 35th Annual Continuing Education and Business Conference of the American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants.
Ashley Latos, M.D Class of 2010, attended the American College of Physicians last month and placed second in the oral clinical vignette.
The WVU Division of Physical Therapy is proud to announce that the Class of 2009 had a 100% First-Time Board Pass Rate and a mean Board Score 22 points higher than the national average. |
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Congratulations to Hollynn Larrabee, M.D., Program Director, and Judy Kraycar, Program Coordinator, Department of Emergency Medicine residency program. The residency program recently received a maximum 5 year re-accreditation.
“As long as you have your health,” so the saying goes. You can help make that a fact.
Yes, the resources you need during your life can be of equal value afterward to the work of the School of Medicine. A gift provision in your will can be used to provide scholarships, improve our libraries or labs, advance research, or support our faculty – whatever you prize most.
It isn't difficult to arrange. A gift provision in your will or a codicil is all it takes, with the wording of “to the West Virginia University Foundation for the benefit of the School of Medicine.” We’ll be glad to help with this or other gift options of interest to you. A call to the Development Office at 304-293-3980 is all that is needed to leave a lasting legacy. |
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Robert H. Anderson M.A., deputy director, WVU Prevention Research Center, Department of Community Medicine, is leading the Break Free Alliance Coordinating Council as chair for the next two years. For more on this appointment click on the link.
Robert W. Brock, Ph.D., and Jefferson C. Frisbee, Ph.D., associate professors, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, have been selected by the American Heart Association to serve two year terms as Chairmen of National Study Sections for grant application review.
 Norman Ferrari, M.D., professor, Department of Pediatrics, recently received the Judith Kandzari Award from WV RHEP (West Virginia Rural Health Education Program) This award is presented to a based faculty member for exemplary commitment and service in outreach to rural communities and students and contributions in defining the spirit and principles of the WV RHEP program.  Alvin H. Moss, M.D., professor, Department of Medicine, director of the Center for Health Ethics and Law at West Virginia University recently led an international panel of pain and symptom- management experts aiming to develop better ways to treat pain in dialysis patients. For more information, click on the link. |
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Christopher Cuff, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cell Biology, has been studying the immune response of cells on the inner lining of the intestines of mice since the early 1990s. The immune response in the intestines is the body’s strongest line of defense against water- and food-borne disease – and in humans, 80 percent of such diseases are caused by viruses. For more information on this study click on this link.
Turner Goins, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Community Medicine and Dina Jones, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Orthopaedics, recently received a $375,000 grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to renew the five-year-old Rural Health Aging Network (RHAN) for an additional five years. For more information on this grant, click on this link.
Many West Virginians have written their wishes for healthcare in case they are unable to make decisions during a future hospitalization. Now such documents will be organized into an electronic registry thanks to a $100,000 start-up grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. Click on this link for more information. |
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That in 1962 the School of Medicine established its chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society. Only a few top students from each class are eligible for induction in the third and fourth year of the medical school curriculum. The honor society can also induct a few outstanding residents and faculty members each year.
In 1945 the Medical Technology undergraduate degree program was established by Dr. E. J. Van Liere under the College of Arts and Sciences.
Can you guess who these two faculty members are?
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The answers will appear in next
month’s issue.
Last month’s faculty members were
Chris Kincaid, M.D. and Renee (Saggio) Moore, M.D. |
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