School of Nursing
Celebrates Anniversary
A group of WVU Nursing faculty, staff and alumni, including two members of the first graduating class, was present at the State Capitol Jan. 19 when Governor Manchin issued a proclamation honoring 50 years of nursing education at WVU. For more information on School of Nursing 50th Celebration activities, please visit http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/son/50years.aspx
Top 10 for WVU SOM The West Virginia University School of Medicine has been named one of the top 10 schools of medicine in the country for rural medicine. WVU made the top 10 list for the second time in U.S. News & World Report’s 2011 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.” The rankings are based on ratings by medical school deans and senior faculty in the nation’s 125 accredited medical schools and 20 accredited schools of osteopathic medicine. The School of Medicine also was listed in the top 50 for primary care. The School of Nursing’s masters’ program earned high marks. School of Medicine students learn and care for patients in rural areas of West Virginia as part of the requirements for graduation. They work in partnership with
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rural communities and with other health care providers in rural clinics across the state. About half of WVU School of Medicine graduates choose to practice in primary care areas, such as family medicine, internal medicine, emergency medicine, and pediatrics. The number of physicians who practice in rural, underserved communities has increased by 200 percent in recent years.