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• WVU Division of Physical Therapy achieves candidacy for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Residency, accepts first resident

  

  Friday, December 6, 2024

  The West Virginia University School of Medicine Physical Therapy program has been granted candidacy status for its Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Residency by the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education. It is the first program of its kind in West Virginia and one of only 14 similar programs in the nation.

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• WVU vision researcher awarded Knights Templar Eye Foundation grant for research into early-onset blindness

  

  Friday, December 6, 2024

  Representatives from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation (KTEF) recently visited the West Virginia University Health Sciences Campus to formally present researcher Souradip Chatterjee, Ph.D. with a KTEF Career-Starter Research Grant for research into early-onset blindness in pediatric patients.

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• Society of Thoracic Surgeons invites members of WVU ECMO team to present at national conference

  

  Friday, December 6, 2024

  A team of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) specialists from the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) was invited to conduct a workshop on the process of mobilizing ECMO patients at the 2024 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Perioperative and Critical Care Conference held in Philadelphia recently.

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• WVU in the News: New brain therapy allows paralyzed patients to walk again

  Thursday, December 5, 2024

  Dr. Ann Murray, director of the WVU Comprehensive Movement Disorder Clinic, contributes to reporting from Fox News about research utilizing deep brain stimulation therapy for spinal cord injuries.

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• WVU Athletic Training program to host an information session for potential students

  

  Wednesday, December 4, 2024

  Students interested in learning more about WVU’s Athletic Training Master’s degree are invited to attend an information session on December 9 at 4 p.m. in the Health Sciences Center South, room 8504.

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