WVU School of Medicine

01/20/2026

Students interested in learning more about the WVU School of Medicine’s Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Master’s degree and the MLS profession are invited to attend a virtual open house on January 29 at 4 p.m. via Zoom.

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Students interested in learning more about the WVU School of Medicine’s Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Master’s degree and the MLS profession are invited to attend a virtual open house on January 29 at 4 p.m. via Zoom.

01/16/2026

Brooklyn Milam knew she wanted to pursue audiology—and her path started right here at the School of Medicine. 💛💙

Now a Doctor of Audiology student, Brooklyn says earning her undergraduate degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders gave her the confidence to walk into graduate school prepared from day one.

“The audiological practicum course gave me hands-on clinical experience with different kinds of audiological equipment used to diagnose and assess patients. That hands-on experience, along with patient care, is what really made me feel confident and comfortable walking in, day one.”

If you’re interested in exploring a future in audiology or other health professions, our pre-health pathways are designed to help you gain the experience and confidence to take the next step.

🔗 Explore your pathway: medicine.wvu.edu/students/pre-health

01/15/2026

Sarah Deem, a Point Pleasant native and senior academic advisor for Health Professions in the School of Medicine, has been selected for the January Non-Classified Staff Salute. Congrats, Sarah!

Read more about Sarah: https://enews.wvu.edu/articles/2026/01/14/non-classified-staff-salute-sarah-deem?utm_source=e-news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=faculty-staff&utm_id=strat-comm&utm_content=gen1748

01/13/2026

Students interested in learning more about WVU’s Athletic Training Master’s degree are invited to attend a virtual information session on January 28 at 6 p.m. via Zoom.

Register: https://wvuschoolofmedicine.wufoo.com/forms/m3qy0in1yskpd1/

12/23/2025

12/23/2025

The Culinary and Lifestyle Medicine track in our M.D. program was recently highlighted in an AAMC article that explores programs making preventive and lifestyle medicine a training priority. Our program offers students skills and expertise to help patients head off chronic diseases including diabetes, obesity and cancer. Read more about how our curriculum came to be and how it fits into a growing national trend at the link below. E-Pylons WVU Medical Students WVU Health Sciences Center Eastern Division

From teaching kitchens to curriculum makeovers, more medical schools are making preventive and lifestyle medicine a training priority.

12/20/2025

Meet Alexis Cipoletti, a December 2025 WVU graduate majoring in Exercise Physiology. After graduation, Alexis will continue her journey at WVU in the Physician Assistant Studies program. As a proud West Virginia native, she hopes to give back to the state that has given her so much. 💛💙

Read more about Alexis and her story.

Alexis Cipoletti’s fears of attending college as a first-generation student from a rural West Virginia community evaporated when she toured West Virginia University as a high school student. Now ready to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in exercise physi

12/19/2025

Two weeks ago on Friday, Dec. 5, Brentyn Jones, a Pat Tillman Scholar, current WVU medical student, and former U.S. Navy SEAL and Special Operations Combat Medic, was the keynote speaker at WVU's Pearl Harbor Day ceremony.

The Spokane, Washington, native served on active duty for nearly nine years, was deployed twice with SEAL Team 8 and helped establish the Tactical Medicine program for Naval Special Warfare.

"The community here at the School of Medicine is like a brotherhood, which is what I'm used to," Jones said when he was asked about his experiences in the M.D. program. E-Pylons WVU Medical Students

12/18/2025

When Renata Lopez saw orphanages in her hometown of La Paz, Bolivia, struggling to afford basic necessities for their babies during the COVID-19 pandemic, she decided to act. What began as a small effort to help a few local families quickly grew to a nationwide initiative that continues to expand each year.

Lopez, a student in the Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics program at the School of Medicine, is the founder of Nappy, a nonprofit dedicated to providing diapers to children in orphanages in Bolivia.

When Renata Lopez saw orphanages in her hometown of La Paz, Bolivia, struggling to afford basic necessities for their babies during the COVID-19 pandemic, she decided to act. What began as a small effort to help a few local families quickly grew to a nationwide initiative that continues to expand ea...

12/17/2025

Congratulations to our Pathologists' Assistant students for receiving their white coats!

The white coat ceremony marks their transition from traditional classroom learning to clinical practice, where they complete rotations in surgical and autopsy pathology. This prepares them for a career where they will work closely with pathologists and surgeons to examine organs and tissues for disease, perform autopsies and prepare tissue samples for diagnosis.

Read more: https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/News/Story?headline=wvu-school-of-medicine-pathologists-assistant-students-receive-white-coats-begin-clinical-rotat_0

12/16/2025

The Division of Physical Therapy at the WVU School of Medicine has been granted accreditation for its Sports D1 Fellowship by the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education, making it one of only eight accredited D1 sports physical therapy fellowship programs in the nation.

Read more: https://medicine.wvu.edu/News/Story?headline=wvu-school-of-medicine-physical-therapy-program-receives-accreditation-for-sports-d1-fellowship

12/12/2025

A grant awarded to the West Virginia University School of Medicine is helping faculty researchers partner with scientists from around the world to explore the mechanisms behind a newly-discovered form of the genetic disorders known as ciliopathies.

A grant awarded to the West Virginia University School of Medicine is helping faculty researchers partner with scientists from around the world to explore the mechanisms behind a newly-discovered form of the genetic disorders known as ciliopathies.