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Bonnie’s Bus
 Last month Jo and Ben Statler made the largest single contribution to WVU with a donation of $25 Million dollars. The Statler’s donated $5 Million dollars of that to the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center in memory of Jo’s late mother, Bonnie Wells Wilson.
This generous contribution will insure that women in rural West Virginia get the same quality care as women in non-rural areas by starting Bonnie’s Bus. Bonnie’s Bus is a portable mammography mobile that will be traveling all over West Virginia.
For more information on this historic gift click here.
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Robert Richard, M.D., a 1946 graduate of the School of Medicine left his alma mater $2.3 million dollars. Dr. Richard’s gift was announced at the School of Medicine’s alumni dinner last month and a portion of the donation will be used to fund core research facilities on the WVU Health Sciences Campus. To read more on this gift click here.
 Raymond F. Morgan, M.D., a 1976 graduate of the School of Medicine was honored as the WVU School of Medicine’s 2007 Distinguished
Alumnus during the October 19 ceremony.
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on Dr. Morgan click here. |
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WVU doctors are warning about the signs, symptoms, and dangers of a drug-resident Staph. infection. Click here to read about this potentially deadly Staph. infection.
WVU has adopted a new text message alert system. To find out how the alert system works click here. It is time to recognize the excellent teachers at the WVU School of Medicine. If you want to nominate one of your current or past teachers for the School of Medicine Distinguished Teacher Award copy this
URL, log into SOLE, and then paste the url in the browser. Nominations must be received by December 1, 2007. Applications are now being accepted for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows program. For more information on this program click here or for the application click here. MS2’s are collecting the recycling bins in the HSC on Tuesdays. Contact Elliot Palmer epalmer1@mix.wvu.edu for more information.
Christian Help, Inc. is looking for dedicated volunteers to help in the free clothing store, Men’s and Women’s Career Closets, food pantry and with special projects. They are open Monday - Thursday
9 - 4, Friday 9 - 2 and the 1st Saturday of the month 10 - 1. For more information on volunteering at Christian Help, Inc. please contact Jessica Hardesty at 296-0221 or chi_vc@comcast.net. COMING
Charles Hochberg, M.D. has joined the Morgantown Division of the School of Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology as an Associate Professor.
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William Castillo, M.D. is leaving the Morgantown Division of the School of Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics.
Shanis Padgett, M.D. is leaving the Morgantown Division of the School of Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology.
William Park, D.O. is leaving the Morgantown Division of the School of Medicine in the Department of Ophthalmology.
Bradley Phoenix, M.D. is leaving the Morgantown Division of the School of Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology.
Martin Weiss, M.D., is leaving the Morgantown Division of the School of Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics.
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Grand Rounds
November 14th
SAFE Clinic at 5pm at Healthright
November 17th
Scholars Reception from 2-3:30 in the Learning Center |
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WVU is one of the select sites in the country that is using the SpyGlass Direct Visualization Cholangioscopy System for digestive diseases ranging from gallstones to cancer. Click here for more information on this screening method.
WVU is partnering up with the University of Pittsburgh on a research collaboration focusing the factors that increase health problems with children. For more information on this study click here. |
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 Gemma Hughes, a senior exercise physiology student, is teaching the highly popular Zumba dance class at the WVU Student Recreation Center. Click here to read more about this energizing class. Kane Maiers, M.D. Degree Class of 2008, is a finalist for Mr. Mountaineer. Kane will be recognized during Halftime of the Louisville game, after which the winner will be announced.
Andrew Schwartzman, M.D. Degree Class of 2008, on being the first medical student to win first place in the oral poster competition at the WV American College of Physicians meeting in Charleston. The title was "Breast Cancer Size in MRI versus Surgical Pathological Specimen: A Correlative Study"
Congratulations to Carrie Cantrell, Jeff Mullins, Sara Sofka, and Tim VanHoose, members of the M.D. Degree Class of 2008, on beating Marshall University’s School of Medicine in the American College of Physicians Student Jeopardy competition with a final score of 820 to 70.
The 25 medical students who are members of the Health Sciences Center Recycling Group are working to save the planet, one recyclable at a time. To read more about the medical students efforts to make earth a cleaner place click here.
If you would like more information or are interested in participating in the next SAFE clinic please contact the Office of Student Services at 293-2408 or send an e-mail to MPHRSAFEClinic@gmail.com. |
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 Congratulations to the Department of Community Medicine’s Occupational Medicine program and program coordinator/director Chris Martin, M.D. on a 5 year re-accreditation from the ACGME. The WVU Eye Institute was able to purchase the EYESI virtual reality simulator because of a donation by William and Erna Atkinson. Click here to read more about the virtual simulator. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has started their own electronic newsletter. Click the link to read it. Last month WVU President Michael Garrison visited the Eastern Division of the School of Medicine. Click here to read more about President Garrison’s trip. The coffee shop in the Health Sciences Center was dedicated and named after Elsie Cavanaugh who owned and operated a Health Sciences Center cafeteria from 1957 through 1972. click here for more information on this dedication. Click here for pictures from the dedication. |
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 David Deci, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, was
recently received the 2007 Jenco Award for his work
with homeless people in the West Virginia University School of Medicine program, MUSHROOM. For more information on this award click here.
 Jim Helmkamp, PhD., Director of the WVU Injury Control Research Center, has released the results from
his September study on ATV deaths in West Virginia. The results show that September is now the deadliest month on record for ATV deaths. For more information on this study click here.
 Kimberly Horn, Ed.D., Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, has been selected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as a peer reviewer for its 2008 Clinical Practice Guideline “Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence.” Click here for more information on this appointment.
 Robert Johnstone, M.D., Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, has been elected as Vice President of Professional Affairs of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Congratulations on this appointment.  William Neal, M.D.,
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, recently received the Judith Kandzari Award from the West Virginia Rural Health Education
Partnership (WVRHEP) for his exemplary commitment and service in outreach to rural communities and students.  John Prescott, M.D., Dean, had a featured article in the Emergency Medicine an Academic Career Guide journal. Dean Prescott spoke about being Dean of a Medical School and Emergency Medicine. Click here to read this article.
Dean Prescott, who chairs the AAMC’s Holistic Admissions and Enhancing Diversity Advisory Committee, is quoted in an article titled, “A Holistic Approach to Medical School Admissions,” in the AAMC Reporter, October 2007 edition.  Rebecca Schmitt, D.O., Professor, Department of Medicine is receiving the National Kidney Foundation
of Alleghenies’ 2008 Gift of Life Medical Award. Dr. Schmitt will receive this award in January at the Omni William Penn Hotel in Pittsburgh.  Carl Werntz, D.O., Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, is an occupational medicine specialist who designed a proposed medical
monitoring plan, for those affected by the DuPont plants. Heather Clawges, M.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, recently became an internationally board certified Lactation Consultant and Registered Lactation Consultant. Dr. Clawges is one of five health professionals in the county to have this certification. |
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That the School of Medicine has the only Masters in Public Health and Masters in Occupational Therapy in the state. Also WVU is the only public institution in the state to offer a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree.
The bachelors in Medical Technology at WVU is the largest and most complete in the state of West Virginia. |
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