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The library is now officially open and has wireless internet thoughout the facility.
Second floor:
Hours: Monday-Thursday 8am-12pm;
Friday 8am-8pm; Saturday 10am-6pm; and Sunday from 1pm-11pm.
Left of the entrance there are 55 computer work stations
Right of the entrance there are 25 study stations with an outlet and internet cable
Eight study rooms are available to be reserved from 7am-7pm by calling 293-6810
First floor:
Hours: 24 hours a day seven days a week
10 study rooms are available to be reserved from 7am-7pm by calling 293-1933 also available from 7pm-7am but it is first come first serve during those hours
The rest of the first floor should be finished sometime this semester
For information about the Computer Based Learning Center, which includes classes and information on technology, click on this link. http://cblc.hsc.wvu.edu
HSC library website http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/library/ We are happy to announce that the amount in the School of Medicine’s general scholarship fund has increased this past year. Thank you to all who have contributed to these funds. If you are interested in making a contribution please contact Mimi Wilson, 877-766-4438 or visit this website for more information. http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/development/The first SAFE Clinic will be held Wednesday, February 14 at 5:00pm. Subsequent clinics will be held on the second Wednesday of each month. These clinics are an opportunity for medical students to receive more practice with their patient skills. To participate in or for more information contact Matthew Thomas at 292-8234 ext. 126 or mthomas7@mix.wvu.edu. If you are walking between from the HSC to the Emergency Department, POC, Eye Institute or parking garage you will have to use an alternate route, either around the Cancer Center construction project or through the hospital. That walk way will be closed for about two months. Here is a map of the construction. http://intranet.hsc.wvu.edu/temppages/
TempWalkClosure.pdfDec 29- Dr. Lisa Rudolph-Watson who is an Assistant Professor in Behavioral Med & Psych joined the Student Health Services.
Community Service Opportunity :
There is an opportunity to gain some community service hours and help the environment.
There are four recycling bins in the HSC and there is help needed in transporting the recycled materials to the recycling center each week. For more information contact Elliot Palmer at epalmer1@mix.wvu.edu
There is an ipod raffle going on to raise money to keep an HIV camp alive. Please contact Brian Talbott at btalbott@mix.wvu.edu for more information about this. |
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February 2nd
Grand Rounds:
On February 2nd at noon in the HSC Auditorium Charles Terrell, EdD, Vice President for Diversity Policy and Minority Programs for the American Association of Medical Colleges, will present "Enhancing Diversity in the Health Professions: The Right Thing to Do, The Smart Thing to Do, " at HSC Grand Rounds.
February 10th
WVUH Children's Hospital GALA at the Radisson This year’s theme is Club Mo-Town. This is the 4th year for this GALA
February 14th
"Capitalizing on Women's Intellectual Capital: What Do We Need to Do Differently" by: Janet Bickel, MA. from 8am to 9am in HSC North Room 2116
February 26th - 28th
LCME Site Visit:
The Office of Medical Education’s Staff is available on request to provide information on the accreditation process and the site visit.
Visit this website for more LCME information http://intranet.hsc.wvu.edu/lcme |
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The MS1's had their annual snowball at the Hotel Morgan on Friday January 19th.
http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/students/events/
snowball/2007/index.asp
The MS4’s in Charleston have been cooking dinner for the Ronald McDonald House of Southern West Virginia once a month.
The MS2’s are fund raising for an HIV camp.
A special thank you to Kristen Biggers, Grant Clark, Dan Digiovine, Joy Juskowich, Larissa Lakatos, Tracey Mehlman, Daniel Rodgers, and Andy Thomas for giving us some feedback about the e-online newsletter. |
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 Dr. Khakoo receives an award from the Martin Luther King Jr. West Virginia’s Holiday Commission
http://www.health.wvu.edu/news
releases/news-detail.asp?ID=487
 Dr. Jim Helmkamp, PhD, MS, FACE has been appointed to the Editorial Board on Injury Prevention for the next three years. He will also be serving a second (two year) term as the Treasurer/Secretary of the Society to Advance Violence and Injury Research.
 AOA the medial honorary society has announced their new inductees for the 2007 induction. 2007 new members include alumni member James Arbogast MD, faculty member Barbara Ducatman, MD, resident members Sadia Ali, MD, Jeffrey Lancaster, MD, Anthony VanNorman, MD, and student members from the class of 2008 Carrie Cantrell, Stephen Hafertepen, Leslie Lucas, Kevin Marra, Jeffrey Mullins, Anna Skold, and Timothy VanHoose. Congratulations!
WVU AOA website http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/students/
organizations/aoa/index.asp
National AOA website http://www.alphaomegaalpha.org/
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The current location of the Dean's office was where the old hospital chapel used to be.
That the first School of Medicine building used to stand where the current PRT station on Beechurst Avenue is now located. |
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Camtasia Update:
We are now recording lectures for six of our MS I & II courses. Students can revisit lectures in the following formats:
PowerPoint - source file available for download.
Camtasia Flash - flash movie which integrates the instructors’ interactions with the screen. The voiceover is captured from a wireless microphone. Students have the ability to select any part of the lecture, via navigation links to the left. They can also scroll forward or back to repeat sections.
MP3 - downloadable audio file of the lecture.
SOLEcasts - gives students the ability to listen to the audio via a browser.
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Bei Wu an Assistant Professor in the School of Medicines Center on Aging is quoted in this article in a Chinese English news paper about national gerontology policy. 