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A team of Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine students, faculty physicians, a medical resident and other health care workers from the tri-state community traveled to Honduras earlier this month for an international mission that resulted in medical care for nearly 1,060 patients. One of the students described the experience as a seminal…
As defined by Webster’s Dictionary, “Philanthropy is a desire to help humankind, especially as shown by gifts to charitable or humanitarian institutions; benevolence”. Currently, Philanthropy West Virginia is accepting applications through August 4, 2014 for The 2014 West Virginia Spirit of Philanthropy Awards program, West Virginia’s premier award for philanthropy. “In West Virginia, philanthropy is…
Four-year-old Harry Shivel was born with hyperlexia, which gave him the ability to read words far above what would be expected of a child his age. But although he can read the words, he experiences difficulty with understanding what the words mean. According to researchers, children with hyperlexia have a significantly higher word decoding ability…
The staff of the West Virginia University Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Eastern Division is pleased to announce several faculty promotions that became effective July 1, 2014. Promotions are merit based and have requirements in teaching, service to community and school, as well as scholarship and research. K. Joy Buck, PhD, RN, was promoted…
University Healthcare Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg received a preliminary score of 1.35 on the Hospital Acquired Conditions (HAC) Report issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for hospitals in West Virginia. The Hospital Acquired Condition Reduction Program was established by CMS as an incentive program for hospitals to improve patient safety…
Beginning this fall, Dr. Adam Dalton will assume the lead role in the Marching Thunder. Formerly a high school and elementary school band teacher in Atlanta, Georgia, the new Director of Athletic Bands said he is excited and anxious to be teaching at the university level. “It kind of just hits me,” Dalton said. “I…