Cabell Huntington Hospital Earns Optum’s Center of Excellence Designation

Cabell Huntington Hospital’s (CHH) Center for Surgical Weight Control has been named a Center of Excellence (COE) for bariatric surgery by the Clinical Sciences Institute of Optum®. CHH has received this award five times. A COE designation is given to medical practices that combine top-quality clinical care with excellent patient support and better patient outcomes.…

Shepherd receives $14K grant to continue professional development program

Shepherd University’s School of Education received a $14,208 grant from the West Virginia Department of Education to continue working with six Berkeley County schools providing professional development. This is the third year the School of Education has received this grant. Shepherd will continue the professional development school (PDS) program with Spring Mills Primary, Potomack Intermediate,…

Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery’s Nine Offices Participate in Canned Food Drive to Benefit Neighbors

Mountain State Oral and Facial Surgery’s (MSOFS) nine offices will be collecting non-perishable canned foods starting Monday, July 27, through Friday, August 28, to be donated to local food banks. Jack Krajekian, DMD, a MSOFS partner, invites patients and the general public to drop off canned foods (soup, chili, stews, canned meat or tuna, assorted…

Five Marshall University students win U.S. Department of State’s Gilman Scholarship

Five Marshall University students have won Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarships to study abroad. Gilman Scholars receive up to $5,000 to apply towards their study abroad or internship program costs with additional funding available for the study of a critical language overseas.  The Gilman Scholarship supports American undergraduate students of limited financial means to study or…