Oculofacial Surgeon Jennifer Sivak-Callcott Joins Mon Health
Mon Health welcomes oculofacial surgeon Jennifer Sivak-Callcott, MD, to its surgical team. Dr. Sivak specializes in delicate surgical procedures in and around the eye to improve comfort, function, appearance and self-esteem for patients with a variety of eye conditions. Common conditions include droopy eyelids; lesions or bumps on the eyelid; cancerous tumors around or behind […]
Athletic Training Students Assist the Marines in Research
Helping the military with its research is not something you might expect West Liberty University students to do but that’s just what a group of Athletic Training students did recently as they traveled to Quantico, Va. “This was great chance to volunteer for an important project that focused on musculoskeletal research. The study is called […]
Summits show businesses how to take AIM on starting effective apprenticeship programs in West Virginia
Apprenticeship in Motion (AIM), a program of the West Virginia Development Office, is offering a series of free summits across the state in April and May. Business leaders can find out how to take an active role in developing highly skilled workers through apprenticeship programs. The next summit takes place Tuesday, April 24, in Martinsburg. The […]
New Bonnie’s Bus to offer mammograms in Augusta and Moorefield
The new Bonnie’s Bus, a 45-foot, state-of-the-art mobile mammography vehicle, will visit Hampshire and Hardy counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital mammograms and breast care education to women. A service of WVU Medicine and the WVU Cancer Institute, Bonnie’s Bus will be at: Hampshire County Health Department in Augusta from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on […]
WVU Medicine Children’s Pediatric Craniofacial Center joins national network registry
The Pediatric Craniofacial Center at WVU Medicine Children’s has joined the Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery Perioperative Registry (PCSPR). The Registry was created by the North American Pediatric Craniofacial Collaborative Group to evaluate and establish best practices and improve outcomes in children with craniosynostosis. Other Registry participants include Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Cleveland […]
West Virginia State University to Hold 23rd Annual Research Symposium April 27
West Virginia State University’s (WVSU) College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics will hold its 23rd annual Research Symposium Friday, April 27, to share information and celebrate the scientific research being conducted by its students. The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. in Hamblin Hall on campus. The symposium will be led by a keynote address […]