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School of Medicine to honor Arif Sarwari, M.D., during investiture ceremony
Monday, November 26, 2018
Arif Sarwari, M.D., chair of the Department of Medicine, will be honored during an investiture ceremony Monday, Dec. 3, at 3 p.m. in the Pylons Lobby. The event will also be live streamed.Read School of Medicine to honor Arif Sarwari, M.D., during investiture ceremony full story
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WVU in the News: For Healthy Patients, Train Healthy Doctors
Monday, November 26, 2018
Clay Marsh, M.D., WVU Health Sciences vice president and executive dean discusses the key to preventing burnout in training medical students and healthcare providers. (Image: rosadu / gettyimages)Read WVU in the News: For Healthy Patients, Train Healthy Doctors full story
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WVU researcher seeks vaccine to prevent lethal pneumonia
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
About half of all people with cystic fibrosis, the most common genetic disorder in the United States, die from a lung disease before they turn 40. A form of pneumonia called Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a likely culprit. These bacteria have become so hard to treat that the Centers for Disease Control deemed it a serious threat to the nation.Read WVU researcher seeks vaccine to prevent lethal pneumonia full story
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Alumnus gives $1 million to WVU Department of Neurology for patient support
Monday, November 19, 2018
Michael T. Escue, a native of Point Pleasant, has committed $1 million to West Virginia University to establish the Ronald E. & Jo Ann Reynolds Escue Neurology Endowment named for his parents.Read Alumnus gives $1 million to WVU Department of Neurology for patient support full story
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New training model mimics real-world surgery for WVU residents
Friday, November 16, 2018
Instinct— surgeons act on it in the operating room, but it can be difficult-- though not impossible-- to teach, thanks to a perfused cadaver training model at the West Virginia University School of Medicine that mimics real-world surgery conditions.Read New training model mimics real-world surgery for WVU residents full story