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Morgantown Happenings - September 20, 2022

New Keurig Pod Recycling Program. There is a box beside the Keurig machine at Student Services to place your used Keurig pod in. Once filled, the coffee grounds will be used for gardening and the plastic recycled.

Blood Drive – Sept 21 from 12-5pm at Bruce McClymonds Conference Room. Visit RedCrossBlood.org and use the sponsor code RUBYMEMORIAL to sign up.

MS4 Class of 2023

The Health Sciences Service Program, administered by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, is accepting applications for the 2022-2023 period. The Health Sciences Service Program is a loan repayment program for medical students interested in practicing in underserved communities in West Virginia. In exchange for receiving the loan repayment program award, participants agree to either work for two years full-time or four years part-time at an eligible work site within West Virginia.

Current West Virginia University fourth-year medical students who are entering primary care or emergency medicine residency programs in WV are eligible for a $30,000 loan repayment award (to be split into two $15,000 disbursements). Recipients can elect to draw down funding during residency or wait until they enter practice. The worksites for primary care physicians that are eligible are:

  • Out-patient primary care sites located within the geographically eligible area of the Service Areas Map (see Primary Care Service Obligation Handbook)
  • Residential care facilities for older adults such as a nursing home located within the geographically eligible area of the Service Areas Map (see Primary Care Service Obligation Handbook)
  • Free clinics located anywhere in the state.
  • Out-patient primary care sites with a facility-based Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation such as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) or School-Based Health Centers located anywhere in the state.

The worksites for emergency medicine physicians are any hospital-based emergency room located anywhere in West Virginia.

Primary care residencies include family medicine, geriatrics, general internal medicine, internal medicine/pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, preventive medicine, and psychiatry.

All required application materials are due December 1, 2022. The application collects information about you, your training, and your interest in practicing medicine in an underserved area. It also requires two letters of recommendation and certification of your enrollment in your training program.

Awards are made by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission’s Division of Health Sciences, based on a competitive process and the recommendations of an advisory panel. Applicants must demonstrate an interest in and commitment to practicing in an underserved area of West Virginia. Other selection factors include background or family ties in an underserved area, and work or living experience in an underserved area. Applicants who are West Virginia residents will be given preference.

Interested students should visit this link College For West Virginia for the application materials. For any questions, please contact Michelle Ruppert at HSSP@wvhepc.edu. Students can also contact Dr. Norman Ferrari or Dr. Scott Cottrell for more information (nferrari@hsc.wvu.edu or scottrell@hsc.wvu.edu).

MS3 Class of 2024

Good luck in Block 3!

MS2 Class of 2025

Get to Know the Charleston Campus – September 23rd & March 10th

Hello,

The Charleston Campus is announcing its designated drop-in days for 2022 and 2023. Our campus will set aside two official days for visits that include a coffee & snack bar, a catered lunch, student hosts, pre-scheduled tours, drawings for gifts & gift cards, to-go snacks, etc.

MS1 Class of 2026 

Get to Know the Charleston Campus – September 23rd & March 10th

Hello,

The Charleston Campus is announcing its designated drop-in days for 2022 and 2023. Our campus will set aside two official days for visits that include a coffee & snack bar, a catered lunch, student hosts, pre-scheduled tours, drawings for gifts & gift cards, to-go snacks, etc.