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Dr. Michael Kolodney developed Skinder, a Tinder-like smartphone app, to help students learn to rapidly identify lesions as malignant or benign.

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Health Simulation Week 2018: September 17-21

National Health Care Simulation Week

September 17 kicks off National Health Care Simulation Week, and the WV STEPS Center has planned a series of events highlighting simulation education at WVU. Participate in a simulation demonstration followed by ice cream, daily tours, professional development sessions and standardized patient meet-n-greet.

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WVU School of Medicine is at the leading edge of studying the biological processes of life and bringing healthcare advances to the state.

100% of Division of Medical Laboratory Sciences students are employed or enrolled in graduate school

300,000 hours are spent doing laboratory research each year by School of Medicine graduate students

13th nationally in training rural-medicine doctors

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WVU Medicine announces plans to offer heart transplants

WVU in the news: Simulations help WVU students learn how to save lives

Free health screenings available at WVU’s Healthy Living Fair in Fairmont on Sept. 20

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West Virginia faces a unique set of health issues: a population at significantly higher risk of disease and early mortality than other states in the nation; rural communities with shortages of key health professionals; social, environmental, and demographic factors that contribute to poor health outcomes.

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