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WVU in the News: Mindful Physicians’ aim to know patients’ whole stories
Monday, April 9, 2018
WVU medical student, Ogaga Uhrie, created the student group Of the Mindful Physician, to expose students to issues patients face outside the medical setting that influence how they interact with healthcare. But the purpose grew, to discover the contributions of other disciplines toward health and healthcare, and to explore how the arts and humanities can help build stronger relationships with patients.Read WVU in the News: Mindful Physicians’ aim to know patients’ whole stories full story
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Ali Rezai appointed Rockefeller Chair in Neuroscience at WVU
Monday, April 9, 2018
An investiture ceremony will be held on Monday at 4 p.m. in the Pylons Lobby of the WVU Health Sciences Center.Read Ali Rezai appointed Rockefeller Chair in Neuroscience at WVU full story
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WVU physicians volunteer, perform free corrective surgery in Haiti
Friday, April 6, 2018
A group of 10 providers, eight from WVU Medicine, visited Pignon, Haiti, in March to deliver much-needed care to 30 patients. The group was part of Interplast West Virginia, Inc., an all-volunteer program in which physicians perform free surgery repairing facial, hand or other deformities and burn scars of patients in Third World nations.Read WVU physicians volunteer, perform free corrective surgery in Haiti full story
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WVU in the News: Tackling prescribing patterns to combat the opioid crisis
Thursday, April 5, 2018
When Dr. Clay Marsh looks out the windows at West Virginia University, he sees a landscape of rolling hills nestled in the Appalachian Mountains. The scenery is breathtaking but deceiving, as it conceals one of the worst public health crises in modern times: rampant and deadly abuse of opioid pain medication. Marsh, WVU’s vice president and executive dean for health sciences, believes a solution is possible.Read WVU in the News: Tackling prescribing patterns to combat the opioid crisis full story
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Celebrate Dr. Alan Ducatman's retirement - April 20
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Save the Date! Please mark your calendar to help us celebrate Dr. Alan Ducatman’s retirement.Read Celebrate Dr. Alan Ducatman's retirement - April 20 full story