https://sole.hsc.wvu.edu/Apps/News/rss/SchoolofMedicine/Rural-Family-Medicine50 most recent storiesen-USbc9214ca-ec40-47ca-ab9f-b22b15cb9c94https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=rush-program-students-now-able-to-submit-work-tomarshall-journal-of-medicineThe Rural Undergraduate Shadowing in Healthcare research (WVU ICRHs RUSH program) has been accepted and published by the Marshall Journal of Medicine.Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -05002026-02-09T16:58:28-05:000cfc6d77-7b38-458b-bfff-4f58449d9801https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-hosts-ninth-annual-rural-health-day-to-inspire-future-rural-health-professionalsMore than 60 undergraduate students gathered at the West Virginia University Health Sciences Center on Saturday, April 5, for the ninth annual WVU Rural Health Day, an event designed to introduce aspiring health professionals to the opportunities and rewards of practicing in rural communities.Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -04002025-04-23T09:35:40-04:0010862841-a9a2-423a-b26e-fd5eeaff3703https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-to-host-ninth-annual-rural-health-day-for-pre-health-studentsThe ninth annual WVU Rural Health Day will be held on April 5, 2025 at the WVU Health Sciences Center. This event is designed for pre-health students interested in pursuing careers in rural health care.Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 -04002025-03-27T12:05:34-04:001ea684ba-80bf-4870-aac9-b4753027f528https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-cancer-institute-s-mobile-screening-program-lucas-featured-on-podcastKyle Chapman, M.D., and Lauren McCauley-Hixenbaugh, MBA, CTTS, of the West Virginia University School of Medicine, were recently featured on the "Breathe Easy" podcast to discuss LUCAS- the WVU Cancer Institute's mobile lung screening unit. LUCAS travels to 42 of West Virginia's most rural counties to provide lung cancer screening. The episode was hosted by Francesca C. Duncan, M.D., M.S., from the American Thoracic Society. "Breathe Easy" is the premier podcast for pulmonary medicine. To listen to the episode, visit: https://site.thoracic.org/learning/podcasts.Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -04002024-08-05T11:55:44-04:00c8b21bd1-07b0-4813-a255-1d12e6a7abd9https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=som-eastern-campus-announces-2024-research-symposium-winnerssomenagaeThe WVU School of Medicine's annual Eastern Campus Research Symposium, held each spring at the Health Sciences Center Eastern Division in Martinsburg, provides students and residents on the campus with a platform to conduct vital clinical research while building their investigative and presentation skills.Tue, 14 May 2024 00:00:00 -04002025-04-22T14:24:11-04:00643049e4-3576-4c83-979c-9c18a414dc82https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=annual-research-symposium-helps-eastern-campus-students-and-residents-build-vital-research-skillsFor more than a decade, the annual research symposium at the WVU School of Medicine's Eastern Campus has provided learners with a platform to conduct vital research while building their investigative and presentation skills.Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -04002024-10-10T15:42:35-04:00689a4b7d-fe7f-4ce8-94f2-c35ad8a001b0https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=match-day-2024-rural-family-medicine-residency-program-welcomes-five-rural-scholars-to-class-of-2027The West Virginia University School of Medicine Rural Family Medicine Residency Program will welcome five West Virginia medical students to the program in July. For the first time in the program's history, each incoming resident is a current rural scholar from either the West Virginia University School of Medicine or the West Virginia School for Osteopathic Medicine. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -04002024-10-10T15:43:48-04:005b437ef0-9397-4ba2-9e19-2a906d6fbd8bhttps://www.wvctsi.org/news/story?headline=one-dedicated-west-virginia-physician-is-meeting-patients-where-they-areAn estimated 46 million Americans live in rural areas, but there is more to this number than population size, geographical location and type of environment.Wed, 02 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -04002023-08-08T12:20:34-04:00587c7ad1-b6a3-4b10-b626-34a5616ff978https://www.pbs.org/video/rural-rx-1682541857/somempowerNearly two-thirds of areas with a shortage of primary health care professionals are in rural communities. For decades, federal programs have offered incentives to try to correct the problem, with limited success.Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -04002023-05-04T10:35:01-04:00dfd8e99f-0492-4483-b9a9-f7e6f721b3b3https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=annual-research-symposium-provides-eastern-campus-students-and-residents-with-opportunity-to-showcassompurposeStudents and residents at the West Virginia University School of Medicine's Eastern Campus had the opportunity to showcase their research skills as they presented their posters during the campus's annual research symposium on Friday, March 31.Mon, 17 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -04002024-10-10T15:48:19-04:0065f2ba3a-4cca-4cec-bf52-e3eb2690744dhttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-rural-family-medicine-residency-program-welcomesclass-of-2026sompurposeThe West Virginia University School of Medicine's Rural Family Medicine residency program in Harpers Ferry is excited to announce six newly-matched fourth-year medical students to the program.Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -04002023-04-06T14:54:05-04:0026e71151-3152-4c37-858b-ee3f7dd8504ehttps://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-s-matter-track-graduates-getjump-start-on-residency-trainingsompurposeFour West Virginia University medical students will graduate as part of the WVU's December commencement exercises and immediately be able to get an early start in residency training as the most recent cohort to complete the Mountaineer Accelerated Track to Enter Residency program.Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -05002022-12-19T15:37:40-05:00b406e220-05f6-48ee-adeb-362c84da8940https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=match-day-2022-wvu-rural-family-medicine-residency-program-welcomesclass-of-2025The West Virginia University Rural Family Medicine residency program in Harpers Ferry is excited to announce five newly matched fourth-year medical students to the program.Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -04002022-03-29T11:00:47-04:00