LEWISBURG, W.Va. – “Raise your hand if this simulation made you feel anxious or stressed,” said Courtney Eleazer, Ph.D., a faculty member at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM). A sea of arms went up. First-year medical students had just completed the first mandatory activity of the academic year[Read More…]
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Opinion: Importance of West Virginia Donor Day
By Del. Amy Summers West Virginia Donor Day is August 1. This is the fifth year Donate Life West Virginia (DLWV) and CORE (Center for Organ Recovery & Education) has united to bring about awareness of the importance of organ donation and transplantation. The date, 8/1, highlights the power of[Read More…]
Contractors Association of West Virginia elects new officers
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – James W. “Tripp” Dailey, III, president of W. Harley Miller Contractors, Inc., Martinsburg, has been elected president of the Contractors Association of West Virginia (CAWV). He replaces Tim Spradling, president of Benchmark Construction Company, Inc., Hurricane, who will serve on the Board of[Read More…]
World-class bluegrass returns to Tucker County with the annual Pickin’ In Parsons Festival
West Virginia Press Association PARSONS, W.Va. — The award-winning Pickin’ in Parsons bluegrass festival returns, bringing over 20 renowned musical acts to the banks of the Shavers Fork River at the Five River Campground in Parsons, West Virginia, from Tuesday, July 30 through Saturday, August 3. Celebrating two decades as[Read More…]
West Virginia has a severe shortage of direct care professionals: Here’s how you can help
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Help your community while earning money — that’s the opportunity that the West Virginia pathways to Professional In-Home Care is offering. The West Virginia Department of Human Services has partnered with the West Virginia University Health Affairs Institute to create a new training[Read More…]
Mason County Clerk to lead county officials in 2024-25
Diana Cromley named as new president of WV Association of Counties West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The WV Association of Counties (WVACo) held its annual Spring Board Meeting last week at Cacapon Resort State Park in Morgan County and on June 3 installed Mason County Clerk Diana Cromley as[Read More…]
Community engagement and partnerships the focus of Thursday’s WVSOM presentation
Online option offered; NIH to present national engagement ‘toolkit’ based on WVSOM’s CRCH model LEWISBURG W.Va. — Anyone interested in increasing community engagement and building community partnerships will want to attend or view the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine’s Center for Rural and Community Health (CRCH) — in partnership with the National[Read More…]
WV Bioscience Summit highlights growing life sciences industry
By FRED PACE fpace@hdmediallc.com HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Officials from Marshall University, West Virginia University and several businesses related to the bioscience industry gathered Wednesday at the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall on Marshall’s Huntington campus for the 12th annual West Virginia Bioscience Summit. “There is a great deal of medical[Read More…]
Celebrating National Hospital Week (May 12-18) in West Virginia
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Next week May 12-18, 2024, is National Hospital Week, which presents an opportunity to celebrate and acknowledge the many community contributions made by hospitals and hospital-based clinicians, caregivers, and support staff. “Community hospitals are essential to the people and places they serve, providing round-the-clock care[Read More…]
Media Advisory: WVSOM Commencement Ceremony is Friday at 2 p.m.
National osteopathic leader Ira Monka will provide keynote speech during West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine graduation LEWISBURG, W.Va. – The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) will welcome Ira P. Monka, D.O., as its keynote speaker during the school’s 47th annual Commencement Ceremony. Monka, who is the American[Read More…]
