﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://sole.hsc.wvu.edu/Apps/News/Resources/css/style.xslt"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" href="https://sole.hsc.wvu.edu/Apps/News/Resources/css/style.css"?><rss xmlns:a10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>News for School of Medicine and secondary Internal-Announcements</title><link>https://sole.hsc.wvu.edu/Apps/News/rss/SchoolofMedicine/Internal-Announcements</link><description>50 most recent stories</description><language>en-US</language><item><guid isPermaLink="false">2bdff2bb-c36a-48a1-930c-081017a9d670</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=takebreak-tee-off-and-refill-your-cup-at-bewell-s-monthly-event</link><category></category><title>Take a break, tea off, and refill your cup at BeWell's monthly event</title><description>Join BeWell on Feb. 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Pylons for their monthly wellness event. "Tea off for Wellness" will include grab-and-go herbal tea.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-02-17T09:13:44-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">88e5d965-9343-495c-a87a-7a0cea9c00b2</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=student-groups-encouraged-to-register-for-booths-for-ipe-month-health-fair</link><category></category><title>Student groups encouraged to register for booths for IPE Month Health Fair</title><description>Student groups interested in registering a booth for the IPE Month Health Fair are encouraged to do so by Feb. 27.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-02-12T11:47:35-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">2c8a784f-132a-4fb3-bc90-1e104d9efe14</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=new-day-of-giving-zoom-backgrounds-available</link><category></category><title>New Day of Giving Zoom backgrounds available</title><description>WVU Day of Giving will take place on March 25, 2026. For 24 hours, students, alumni, patients and friends come together to support the University. Day of Giving serves as a convenient opportunity for Mountaineer Nation to contribute to the purposeful transformation being done at WVU, focused on improving higher education, improving healthcare and improving lives in West Virginia and beyond. You can access the backgrounds on SmugMug.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-02-10T11:59:11-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">ccd0eb6b-a6b6-47c8-ac51-d17e9004b95a</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=operation-blue-sky-announces-events-to-brighten-up-february</link><category></category><title>Operation Blue Sky announces events to brighten up February</title><description>West Virginia University's Operation Blue Sky has two events scheduled in February for the Health Sciences community.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-02-10T14:32:38-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1c6e21-c4cc-470f-8628-0e3eaa76624f</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=students-faculty-and-staff-encouraged-to-complete-survey-on-ai</link><category></category><title>Faculty encouraged to complete survey on artificial intelligence </title><description>West Virginia University is collecting information about Artificial Intelligence (AI) use in teaching and research.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-02-10T14:30:46-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">bc9214ca-ec40-47ca-ab9f-b22b15cb9c94</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=rush-program-students-now-able-to-submit-work-tomarshall-journal-of-medicine</link><category></category><title>Rural Undergraduate Shadowing in Healthcare research accepted by Marshall Journal of Medicine</title><description>The Rural Undergraduate Shadowing in Healthcare research (WVU ICRHs RUSH program) has been accepted and published by the Marshall Journal of Medicine.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-02-09T16:58:28-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">348a88c0-49d8-4a22-bc93-35829455cf85</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=john-moll-cnim-from-wvu-medicine-to-present-on-intraoperative-neurophysiological-monitoring</link><category></category><title>John Moll, CNIM from WVU Medicine to present on "Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring" </title><description>John Moll, CNIM from WVU Medicine will discuss Intraoperative Neurophysiological Monitoring (IONM) basics, a day in the life of IONM care personnel, a case study and review session, and an overview of career and education opportunities on Wednesday, Feb. 25 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the North Health Sciences Center room 1909.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-02-09T14:45:44-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">035c0b2e-4347-4d60-87d7-73bd39e4f33d</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=chancellor-s-awards-accepting-nominations-through-march-27</link><category></category><title>Chancellor's Awards accepting nominations through March 27</title><description>The Chancellor's Awards Committee is accepting nominations now through March 27 for the 2025-26 academic year. The awards are an opportunity to honor and recognize employees at WVU Health Sciences.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-02-12T11:47:45-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">e289ac3c-ade3-4e26-8a9d-d172cdca98ef</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=now-accepting-nominations-for-faculty-globalization-award</link><category></category><title>Now accepting nominations for Faculty Globalization Award</title><description>The WVU Office of Global Affairs invites nominations for the 2026 Faculty Award for Outstanding Global Contributions, recognizing faculty whose work has meaningfully advanced WVU's global mission.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-02-06T09:10:03-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">d62b8d59-43f9-47cf-a636-077510631e3d</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=revisioning-how-we-teach-research-and-writing-inage-of-genai</link><category></category><title>Revisioning How We Teach Research and Writing in the Age of GenAI </title><description>Don't miss the WVU Teaching and Learning Center's new series of Faculty Learning Community events co-led by Nathalie Singh-Corcoran, PhD, and librarians Miranda Smith, MLIS, MA and Jenn Monnin, MLIS beginning February 13.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-02-02T16:13:41-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">0f4770a3-422c-49f0-b201-8ad1cbacf1fa</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=operation-blue-sky-music-inpylons-to-be-held-feb-2</link><category></category><title>Operation Blue Sky Music in the Pylons to be held Feb. 2</title><description>WVU Health Sciences Operation Blue Sky invites all students, faculty and staff to visit Pylons Commons for a special performance on Feb. 2 by Ryu Wada, violin; Jackson Thee, flute; Jeremiah Hines, piano; and Supphanat Lamache, piano. Music will last from 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Free coffee and hot chocolate will be provided.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-01-30T10:39:28-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">bf74d991-3561-44f8-89e4-ef342b930da1</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=accessmedicine-now-available</link><category></category><title>AccessMedicine Now Available</title><description>WVU Libraries has added AccessMedicine to the suite of online resources licensed for WVU users. Available on and off campus, AccessMedicine contains hundreds of essential medical ebooks, thousands of videos, as well as cases, review questions, and study tools.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-01-30T10:40:05-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">34f1df61-0eca-434d-837e-3982000ade56</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-students-invited-to-participate-in-interdisciplinary-case-competition-focusing-on-addressing-foo</link><category></category><title>WVU students invited to participate in interdisciplinary case competition focusing on addressing food insecurity  </title><description>WVU students are invited to participate in Innovate for Good: Co-Creating Solutions for Community Problems, an interdisciplinary case competition focused on creating real-world solutions for West Virginia nonprofits addressing food insecurity.</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-01-30T10:42:06-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">401051af-33e6-48e3-826b-2ff576476588</guid><link>https://enews.wvu.edu/articles/2026/01/23/neal-museum-seeking-input-on-historic-medical-innovation?utm_source=e-news&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=faculty-staff&amp;utm_id=strat-comm&amp;utm_content=gen1838</link><category></category><title>Neal Museum seeking input on historic medical innovation</title><description>To celebrate the United States 250th anniversary and ensure broad representation of West Virginia leaders in medicine, the William A. Neal Museum of the Health Sciences is seeking ideas for its 2026-27 exhibit.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-01-23T10:10:03-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">35ef45c3-6c2a-4469-8dc1-2b8f00255b51</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=nominations-now-open-for-interprofessional-education-awards</link><category></category><title>Nominations now open for Interprofessional Education Awards </title><description>The WVU Health Sciences Office of Interprofessional Education is now accepting nominations for the annual Awards for Excellence in Interprofessional Education for students and faculty/staff.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-01-26T13:10:59-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">343723f8-522d-43b1-8a0e-1bb617955fc9</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=registration-forapril-18-2026-wvu-auricular-acupuncture-badge-is-now-open-for-faculty-residents-and-</link><category></category><title>Registration for the April 18, 2026, WVU Auricular Acupuncture Badge is now open for faculty, residents, and medical students</title><description>The West Virginia University Department of Family Medicine is offering an annual Auricular Acupuncture Badge, which is the first badge offered by the Department of Family Medicine and is part of the WVU Badge program that allows professionals and students to earn micro credentials to grow in their career and education.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-01-14T11:42:18-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">a27972a4-4e07-469c-93ae-0e0942b7e96e</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=ease-winter-blues-with-mindful-steps-to-seasonal-change-workshop-announcement</link><category></category><title> Ease winter blues with 'Mindful Steps to Seasonal Change' workshop </title><description>Join this interactive workshop to explore how mindfulness can alleviate the psychological and physiological challenges that often arise during the long winter months, fostering a steadier and more compassionate approach to daily life.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-01-13T16:37:38-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">f90ea644-7c18-4663-8c14-f4fa87327a8f</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=project-reach-hosting-warm-clothes-drive</link><category></category><title>Project REACH hosting warm clothes drive</title><description>Project REACH is hosting a warm clothes drive to combat cold weather. Bring your new and gently used warm clothes to the donation site behind Dolce Vita in the WVU Health Sciences Center Pylons Common Area, Morgantown, West Virginia. Donations will be accpeted until January 21, 2026. All collections will be donated to the Salvation Army in Morgantown.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-01-12T14:18:18-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">e66e2b38-1c30-4cec-baa7-5579511f0dc1</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=connect-create-and-learn-together-at-faculty-staff-book-club</link><category></category><title>Join the FSAP Support Squad Book Club – Cozy Crafters Relaxed Reading Edition</title><description>Are you looking for a space to unwind, be creative, and nurture your well-being? Come join WVU Faculty Staff Assistance Program's next book club offering where we combine hands-on creativity with mindful listening.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-01-14T13:42:30-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">f3feb96a-b9f3-41eb-9916-9213fab5253d</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=register-now-for-sole-course-certification-and-site-administrator-training</link><category></category><title>Register now for SOLE Course certification and Site Administrator training</title><description>Faculty and those who want to learn more about teaching in the SOLE system are encouraged to register for the Course and Site Administrators training opportunities offered by Information Technology Services in January and March. Participants may register for any individual session, though completing the courses sequentially is strongly encouraged:

1. Starting with SOLE
2. Creating Exams and Questions
3. Working with Assignments and Rubrics
4. Discovering the Gradebook
5. Interpreting Engagement and Tools

Participants who meet requirements for each session will receive a certificate of completion. Finishing all five sessions results in full SOLE certification.

Registration is required. For details on scheduling, visit the registration page. For SOLE assistance or to request private training, please submit a SOLE support ticket (WVU Login required).</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-12-18T09:07:22-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">cebb3ec4-0784-4716-b613-ca12fb4307a1</guid><link>https://enews.wvu.edu/articles/2025/12/12/parking-and-facilities-teams-provide-reminders-on-snow-removal-in-parking-lots?utm_source=e-news&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=faculty-staff&amp;utm_id=strat-comm&amp;utm_content=gen1535</link><category></category><title>Parking and Facilities teams provide reminders on snow removal in parking lots</title><description>To ensure efficient snow removal from parking lots, the WVU Parking Management and Facilities Management Roads and Grounds teams are providing the following reminders to employees and students:</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-12-15T08:49:33-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">76c44de4-4d16-4015-ad1e-3976d6557bbd</guid><link>https://enews.wvu.edu/articles/2025/12/12/nominate-incoming-doctoral-students-for-wvu-fellowships?utm_source=e-news&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=faculty-staff&amp;utm_id=strat-comm&amp;utm_content=gen1537</link><category></category><title>Nominate incoming doctoral students for WVU fellowships</title><description>Faculty members are encouraged to nominate their most outstanding incoming graduate applicants for WVU graduate fellowships before Jan. 26.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-12-12T09:45:53-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">a18f9080-5009-4efa-a0d2-4d48295be0b1</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=children-s-item-exchange-to-be-held-dec-12</link><category></category><title>Children's item exchange to be held Dec. 12</title><description>Paging Parenthood, a physician parents group, is hosting a "Stuff Swap" on Dec. 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in John E. Jones Conference room G119 B, near The Market in the WVU Health Sciences Center.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-12-08T14:28:27-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">648e55f1-8f16-40c6-82df-229fed4abc89</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=savedate-mountain-state-ibd-symposium-returns-in-march-2026</link><category></category><title>Save the Date: Mountain State IBD Symposium Returns in March 2026</title><description>The WVU Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology will host the Mountain State Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Symposium on Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2026-02-10T12:47:36-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">ac77f85f-ce79-4f90-aff8-fe7e64deeda8</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-libraries-adds-accessmedicine-virtual-training-slated-for-dec-4</link><category></category><title>WVU Libraries adds AccessMedicine, virtual training for faculty to be held Dec. 4</title><description>WVU Libraries has added AccessMedicine to its suite of licensed online resources, expanding access to medical education materials for WVU users. </description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-11-20T10:05:01-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">946ba314-7056-4014-984e-ea75765092af</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=dr-christopher-martin-delivers-endowed-lecture-in-ireland</link><category></category><title>Dr. Christopher Martin delivers endowed lecture in Ireland </title><description>Christopher Martin, M.D., professor in the Schools of Medicine and Public Health, delivered an endowed lecture at this year's Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) Smiley Symposium on Nov. 14.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-11-19T13:03:43-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">81fd27f6-d3c9-4b49-8ef5-e56036c05a1e</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=dr-ramadan-joins-world-experts-at-pan-american-ent-conference-in-santiago</link><category></category><title>Dr. Hassan Ramadan joins world experts at Pan-American ENT Conference in Santiago</title><description>Hassan Ramadan, M.D., MSc, FACS, chairman and professor of the Department of Otolaryngology, spoke at the Pan-American Congress of Otorhinolaryngology in Santiago, Chile, on Nov. 11-14.</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-11-19T08:59:17-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">43cf63ed-c335-406d-ac4a-448dd82b9691</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=rural-health-interest-group-hosting-food-drive-through-nov-12</link><category></category><title>Rural Health Interest Group hosting food drive through Nov. 12</title><description>The West Virginia University Health Sciences Rural Health Interest Group is hosting a food drive through Nov. 12 to benefit the North Preston Food Pantry in Bruceton Mills.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-11-07T10:30:07-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">e4230dbc-fc2e-4594-b918-1b55a71e0dd7</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-student-housing-fair-set-for-october-29</link><category></category><title>WVU Student Housing Fair set for October 29</title><description>West Virginia University students can find their home in Morgantown at the Fall Housing Fair held on October 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Mountainlair Ballrooms.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-10-30T15:13:18-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">939a4138-61bb-47a3-9ab8-36aeb0576e1b</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=ai-and-innovation-take-center-stage-at-wvu-s-2025-van-liere-and-wv-idea-research-conference</link><category></category><title>AI and innovation take center stage at WVU's 2025 Van Liere and WV IDeA Research Conference </title><description>Collaboration, innovation and discovery were on full display as researchers, students and faculty from across West Virginia gathered for the 2025 Van Liere and WV IDeA Research Conference, held Oct. 17–18 at the Erickson Alumni Center and West Virginia University Health Sciences Center.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-10-27T13:38:12-04:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid 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Ruby Memorial Hospital Security Management.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><a10:updated>2025-11-18T09:47:57-05:00</a10:updated></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">196ae5a0-70a8-4b32-8ebf-b8d596f0e7f8</guid><link>https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=virtual-mindful-steps-series-begins-oct-2</link><category></category><title>Virtual Mindful Steps series begins Oct. 2</title><description>Mindful Steps Part 1 is a six-week intermediate class that is designed to assist in developing and maintaining mindful resilience, mental fitness and relaxation. Participants are invited to attend up to six one-hour sessions that offer a variety of simple yet practical tools to be mindful in daily living. 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Don't delete the Duo app yet, though. 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