Who: West Virginia University School of Medicine : West Virginia State University
What: Leaders at WVU School of Medicine and WVSU to sign a memorandum of understanding to offer pre-medical track program at WVSU
Where: Hamblin Hall, Cabbell Auditorium, West Virginia State University
When: Friday, July 29, 2016 @Â 9:00 a.m.
College students considering a health care career will have a new program to help guide them as they navigate the road to medical school.
In an effort to recruit highly qualified and prepared students, the West Virginia University School of Medicine (WVU SOM) is partnering with West Virginia State University (WVSU) in a pre-medical track program. The curriculum will provide outstanding pre-medical students at WVSU with a physician mentor, shadowing experiences and other opportunities to assist them as they begin their education journey.
Founded in 1891 as a historically black college, WVSU has evolved to serve a population that is richly diverse in ethnicity, geography, residential/commuter, high school graduates and adult learners.  The pre-medical track program will further enhance the institution’s mission to support the educational needs of the community.
Friday’s signing of a memorandum of understanding between the two institutions will add WVSU to a group of state university’s that offer this important undergraduate curriculum. Dr. John C. Linton, PhD, ABPP, associate vice president and dean of the WVU SOM’s Charleston campus and Dr. Kumara Jayasuriya, provost and vice president for academic affairs for WVSU will sign the agreement as part of WVSU’s Undergraduate Research Symposium.
The WVU SOM has pre-medical track programs currently established with West Virginia University, Shepherd University and Waynesburg University.
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