West Virginia University Health Sciences Charleston Campus

Formed in 1972, the West Virginia University Charleston Division includes the Schools of Medicine, N Educational opportunities abound at WVU Charleston.

The Charleston Division was formed in 1972 as part of a federal rural health initiative in order to expand medical schools beyond the traditional campus. An affiliation with the newly formed Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) to direct CAMC residency programs was also established that year. In 1977, the WVU Education Building was built, primarily through funding from The Sarah and Pauline Maier

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Medical Students at West Virginia University’s School of Medicine Charleston Campus took part in a clinical skills workshop this week that including simulations in basic airway management, intravenous and intraosseous line placement, including American Heart Association guidelines and skills preparation for ACLS certification.

07/10/2024

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice presented Dr. Elizabeth Scharman, professor emerita at the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy and former executive director of the West Virginia Poison Center (WVPC), with the 2024 Distinguished Mountaineer Award. This award is the highest honor the Governor can bestow upon a non-native West Virginian.
Dr. Scharman, who retired in June, served as the executive director of the West Virginia Poison Center for 32 years. During her tenure, she led operations such as the West Virginia DHHR Coronavirus Hotline, managed the Emergency Line, provided toxicology information during the 2014 Water Crisis, and worked across the state on poison prevention and toxicology education and treatment. Additionally, she played a key role as the deputy strategic national stockpile coordinator, contributing significantly to emergency preparedness planning within the state.
Dr. Scharman holds certifications as a board-certified delegate of the American Board of Applied Toxicology and as a board-certified pharmacotherapy specialist. She previously chaired the Kanawha/Putnam Emergency Planning Committee and has been involved in various committees and editorial boards. Her scholarly contributions include numerous published articles and chapters in pharmacy textbooks. Among her many accolades are the WVU Health Sciences Women in Science and Health Advanced Career Excellence Awards in 2015, the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology's 2012 Distinguished Service Award, and the WVU School of Pharmacy's Outstanding Service Award in 2022.
Governor Justice's framed proclamation reads, “Scharman is a caring and giving person, and her dedication and commitment to her career and the great state of West Virginia have set an outstanding example for us all.”

07/10/2024

Bryan K. Richmond, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S. chair of the department of surgery at West Virginia University’s School of Medicine Charleston Campus and the CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine was a moderator for a recent American College of Surgeon’s (ACS) webinar on “Management of the Difficult Gallbladder,” as part of the organization’s Clinical Congress Session Showcase series. The difficult gallbladder remains a challenge in surgical practice, and the webinar was in response to one of the most popular sessions at the last Clinical Congress on the subject.
Dr. Richmond joined Co-Moderator Charles S. Parsons, MD, FACS, in overseeing presentations on management of acute cholecystitis, cholecystectomy in the cirrhotic patient, and management of the difficult gallbladder in the rural setting. The program also featured commentary from Clancy J. Clark, MD, FACS, and Morgan Hennessy, MD.
The Clinical Congress Session Showcase highlights select panel sessions presented at Clinical Congress. These sessions were hand-selected by the Clinical Congress Program Committee and offer a fresh perspective on the most popular panel sessions at Clinical Congress. Additionally, leaders in the field were invited to offer commentary during the webinar, adding an extra layer of expertise and insight.
Dr. Richmond is well recognized locally and nationally as is evident from his service as a reviewer for multiple surgical journals, his impressive list of publications and his local and national lectures. He is proud of the synergy of resources available in Charleston, W.Va. “Practicing at CAMC allows me the environment to perform surgery at the highest level, and also participate in teaching and research that helps to train the next generation,” Dr. Richmond said.
Dr. Richmond completed his residency training in general surgery at Charleston Area Medical Center / WVU School of Medicine Charleston Campus, where he served as chief resident. He earned his medical degree from the West Virginia University School of Medicine in 1993, later adding his MBA from the Chambers School of Business in 2008.
Dr. Richmond joined the WVU School of Medicine/Charleston Division in 2005. Shortly thereafter he was named Section Chief of the General Surgery Section of the West Virginia University/Charleston Division Department of Surgery and remains so today. He serves as the Bert Bradford Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery, and in 2018 was named the inaugural William J. Maier, Jr. Endowed Chair of Research at the West Virginia University Charleston campus.
The American College of Surgeons is dedicated to improving the care of the surgical patient and safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment.
The ACS was an outgrowth of the highly successful Clinical Congresses of Surgeons of North America. These took place annually starting in 1910 to further the education of practicing surgeons. The Clinical Congresses were themselves an outgrowth of the journal Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, another initiative of ACS Founder Dr. Franklin H. Martin.
From the beginning, the College has been involved in surgical education and research, patient welfare, hospital standardization, ethics of practice, and collaboration with other medical associations. That heritage continues today.

05/03/2024

Bryan Richmond, MD, MBA, FACS, Professor and Chair of West Virginia University School of Medicine Charleston Campus’s Department of Surgery has been elected to the prestigious American Surgical Association, a premier academic surgical society that strives for excellence and leadership in science, education, and patient care while promoting diversity, integrity, and innovation.
Founded in 1880, the American Surgical Association is the nation's oldest and most prestigious surgical organization. Its members include the nation’s most prominent surgeons from the country's leading academic medical institutions, many of whom – like Richmond -- are Chairs of the Departments of Surgery at these institutions. Membership also includes leading surgeons from around the world, making it much more than an American association.
Richmond completed his residency training in general surgery at Charleston Area Medical Center, where he served as chief resident. He earned his M.D. degree from the WVU School of Medicine in 1993, later adding his MBA from the Chambers School of Business in 2008.
The primary mission of the Association is to be the premier organization for surgical science and scholarship and to provide a national forum for presenting the developing state of the art and science of general and sub-specialty surgery and the elevation of the standards of the medical/surgical profession. An annual scientific meeting consisting of selected presentations containing the most current information available on clinical and research topics related to surgery or surgical specialties, including studies on outcomes, practice of surgery and ethical and other issues that affect its practice serve to fulfill the mission. The Annual meeting of the American Surgical Association is designed to provide comprehensive educational experiences in the fields of clinical surgery, experimental surgery and related sciences, surgical education and the socioeconomic aspects of surgical care. It is the Association's intent to bring together at this meeting the leading surgeons and scientists from North America and other continents to freely and openly discuss their latest clinical and research findings.

04/26/2024

West Virginia University School of Medicine's Charleston Campus is proud to welcome the Class of 2026 as they begin their important 3rd year clerkship at one of the nation's oldest regional medical education campuses!

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Members of the WVU School of Medicine Charleston Campus Class of 2026 enjoyed orientation week this month with a variety of new skills and practices as they begin their important third year clerkship. Here, students take turns at “Scrub Training,” an important practice to completely sterilize your hands and arms and suit up in a sterile scrub gown and gloves. This is vital for everyone who will be in direct contact with the operating table in a surgical suite. Thanks to the skilled team at the CAMC Center for Learning and Research that led the training!

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WVU School of Medicine student presentations were among a record 65 research presentations being given by Charleston Area Medical Center residents and students at the 44th annual Research Day held at CAMC Center for Learning and Research in Kanawha City on April 16.
The event was the first Research Day to be held at the new facility committed to providing simulation training, education, research and learning experiences to health care professionals and learners throughout the state.
Fifty of the presenters Tuesday were either CAMC residents or fellows and 15 were medical students from the WVU School of Medicine Charleston Campus and the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.
The original research and case reports given in the presentations included topics ranging from prenatal to geriatric care, as well as specific topics pertaining to diseases and conditions from cancer and urological disorders to substance abuse.
Research Day Awards were presented at the conclusion of the program recognizing outstanding presenters of research projects in each of the four categories (oral original, oral case, poster original, poster case).
Congratulations to WVU medical student Abby Tisler for winning 2nd place for Oral Case reports with her presentation “Establishing the Cause of Clitoromegaly in a Newborn with Concurrent Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Turner Syndrome: A Case Report.” Abby’s preceptor is Elizabeth Copenhaver, MD, an assistant professor at WVU School of Medicine Charleston Campus.
Ali AbuRahma, MD, professor of surgery at WVU’s School of Medicine Charleston Campus received the 2024 Researcher and Educator of Distinction Award at the ceremony. AbuRahma has the distinction of being the only recipient of all three Research Day special awards: the Vincent Von Kern Award for his contribution to resident education, the William J Maier Jr Health Sciences Education Award and the Steven J. Jubelirer Research Award.
Congratulations to all of the presenters and to the winners from the Research Day event:
Oral Original Research:
1st Place: Presenter: Edward Tobin, MD, Preceptor: Bryan Richmond, MD
2nd Place: Presenter: James Ferrick, DO, Preceptor: Amir Kamran, MD
3rd Place: Presenter: Robert Cragon, MD, Preceptor: Ali AbuRahma, MD
Oral Case Reports:
1st Place: Presenter: Pratima Ramkissoon, DO, Preceptor: Madonna Gribble, DO
2nd Place: Presenter: Abigail Tisler (WVU Medical Student) Preceptor: Elizabeth Copenhaver, MD
3rd Place: Presenter: Parisa Aijaz, MD, Preceptor: Preston Seaberg, MD
Poster Original Research:
1st Place: Presenter: Balqees Ara, MD, Preceptor: James Russell, MD
2nd Place: Presenter: Gianna Antinone, PharmD, Preceptor: Meredith Todd, PharmD
3rd Place: Morgan Quinn, PharmD, Preceptor: Wesley Kafka, PharmD
Poster Case Reports:
1st Place: Presenter: Lyudmila Burkart, DO, Preceptor: Lo'ay Al-Asadi, MD
2nd Place: Presenter: Thomas Cato, DO, Preceptor: Ryan Fitzwater, DO
3rd Place: Presenter: Rachel Martin, MD, Preceptor: Adam Crawford, DO

WVU medical student partners with researchers to investigate the effects of thyroid eye disease medication on intraocular pressure 03/26/2024

The WVU School of Medicine Charleston Campus is proud of fourth-year medical student Stephen Chen who recently partnered with Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences professor John Nguyen, M.D., to investigate the effects of teprotumumab on intraocular pressure among thyroid eye disease patients.
Intraocular pressure (IOP) Is a measurement of the fluid pressure of the eye. A substantial increase in a patient’s IOP can result in the development of glaucoma, which is one of the leading causes of blindness.

WVU medical student partners with researchers to investigate the effects of thyroid eye disease medication on intraocular pressure West Virginia University fourth-year medical student Stephen Chen recently partnered with Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences professor John Nguyen, M.D., to investigate the effects of teprotumumab on intraocular pressure among thyroid eye disease patients.

03/19/2024

Medical students at the WVU School of Medicine’s Charleston Campus came together in a Match Day ceremony on March 15 at Edgewood Country Club, where they received and opened envelopes at Noon revealing where they’ll spend the next three to five years of their residency training.
They joined their fellow students at WVU in Morgantown and the WVU Eastern Campus and medical students nationwide, where Match Day is the culmination of many years of hard work. Many students consider it the most exciting day of the medical school experience.
Up until Match Day, final-year medical students complete numerous applications and interviews at specialty residency programs of their choice. Students rank the places where they would like to continue their medical training. The residency programs, in turn, rank the applicants. The information is entered into the National Resident Matching Program which uses a Nobel Prize in Economics algorithm to produce a list of “matches.”
WVU’s Match Day Celebration allows the graduating class to be joined by family, and live streaming on social media allows friends and family, faculty, staff, administrators and fellow students to share in the excitement.
At noon, envelopes are unveiled and drawn randomly, and each student opens their letter to share the news with family, and then in real time has the opportunity to step to the podium and announce where their residency program will begin.
At the WVU Charleston campus, third year medical students held live-streaming watch parties to join in the excitement for their fourth year colleagues, as they look forward to this important day they will be experiencing for themselves a year from now.

03/18/2024

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02/20/2024

West Virginia University alumni and friends are invited to come together on March 20 in support of the seventh WVU Day of Giving, an annual fundraising effort organized by the WVU Foundation.

Since 2017, the 24-hour event has raised $66 million for WVU from more than 28,000 gifts.

The funding benefits all areas of the University, including life-changing scholarships, health care, athletics, groundbreaking research and improvements to campus.

Scholarships, specifically, are always one of the top fundraising priorities for academic units on Day of Giving. As the need for scholarship support continues to grow nationwide, the WVU Morgantown Campus disbursed more than $157 million in scholarships from institutional, state and private resources during fiscal year 2022-2023.

The WVU Foundation has more than 2,200 endowed and non-endowed scholarship funds created through generous private support. Day of Giving offers an opportunity to expand those resources for students even more.

“We want to remove as many barriers as possible to allow students access to higher education,” President Gordon Gee said. “Gifts to support scholarships will help move us toward our ultimate goal of helping each student achieve their degree and graduate from West Virginia University with little to no student debt.”

The Foundation and University will again use email and social media to spread the word to alumni and supporters about the special Day of Giving. On that day, donors can easily make donations online at dayofgiving.wvu.edu.

Hourly challenges will offer exciting opportunities to secure additional funds throughout the day based on participation, dollar amount raised, social media engagement and more. Participants will also be able to stay updated on challenge winners, live leaderboards and the donor wall.

Gifts of $5 and up will be accepted as multiple contributions can be made to help win challenges.

“Through the power of collective giving, we can strengthen efforts by WVU to transform lives through education, improve health for West Virginians, and pioneer solutions to the world’s biggest challenges,” said Kristen Shipp, WVU Foundation executive director of annual giving. “We hope you consider participating on Day of Giving alongside the WVU community.”

Alumni and friends wishing to help create excitement on the day can register to become a WVU Day of Giving ambassador in support of their favorite area of WVU. The top five registered ambassadors who inspire the most gifts through their unique URL will receive a WVU swag box.

All gifts are made through the WVU Foundation, the nonprofit organization that receives and administers private donations on behalf of the University.

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Members of the WVU School of Medicine Charleston Campus Class of 2025 are participating in a mid-block clinical teaching series event today at the CAMC Center for Learning and Research. Medical students are learning from the Simulation Center staff on emergency skills topics, including electrical therapy and EKG interpretation.

07/20/2023

Dr. Theresa Cowan, WVU School of Nursing Charleston Campus Chair, was recently selected to serve on the National League for Nursing Foundation Scholarship Selection Panel for 2023.
This year, the committee is being led by Dr. Liz Robinson as chair and Dr. Darlene Ardary and Dr. Aleesa Kittrell as co-chairs.
“The NLN awards scholarships to deserving students in graduate programs. Students receiving these awards have demonstrated a commitment to learning,” Cowan said. “It is an honor to be included in reviewing the applicants.”

07/05/2023
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Medical students at the WVU School of Medicine’s Charleston Campus came together in a Match Day ceremony on March 18 at noon at SOHO’s, where they received and opened envelopes revealing where they’ll spend the next three to five years of their residency training.
They joined their fellow students at WVU in Morgantown and the WVU Eastern Campus and medical students nationwide, where Match Day is the culmination of many years of hard work. Many students consider it the most exciting day of the medical school experience.
Up until Match Day, final-year medical students complete numerous applications and interviews at specialty residency programs of their choice.
Students rank the places where they would like to continue their medical training. The residency programs, in turn, rank the applicants. The information is entered into the National Resident Matching Program which uses a Nobel Prize in Economics algorithm to produce a list of “matches.”
WVU’s Match Day Celebration allows the graduating class to be joined by family, and live streaming allows faculty, staff, administrators and fellow students to share in the excitement.
At noon, envelopes are unveiled and drawn randomly, and each student opens their letter to share the news with family, and then in real time has the opportunity to step to the podium and announce where their residency program will begin.
At the WVU Charleston campus, third year medical students held a live-streaming watch party to join in the excitement for their fourth year colleagues, as they look forward to this important day they will be experiencing for themselves a year from now.

02/22/2023

Jess Luzier, Ph.D., ABPP, CED-S, associate professor of medicine at West Virginia University School of Medicine Charleston Campus is one of ten health care leaders in the state to be recognized as part of West Virginia Executive magazine’s 2023 Health Care Hall of Fame.
Dr. Luzier is being honored for her clinical, academic and advocacy work in eating disorders and mental health concerns, especially among our youth. Luzier is part of a specialty team at CAMC providing care for patients dealing with these disorders.
Luzier co-founded and is clinical director of the Disordered Eating Center of Charleston (DECC), offering inter-professional treatment of eating disorders, as well as advocating for greater resources and access to care. She has created a statewide network of providers including psychologists, social workers, physicians and dieticians to provide comprehensive care, and hosts an annual conference for clinicians to discuss research, treatment and awareness for eating disorders.
Her advocacy and training in this area reaches clinicians both within the state and nationally, and her outreach to elected officials and others in decision-making positions encourages access to resources for patients.
Luzier’s faculty work as an associate professor at West Virginia University School of Medicine Charleston Campus and the CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine gives her a fulfilling opportunity to mentor students, residents and colleagues as they work to provide the best possible health care for our communities and for future generations.
“Dr. Luzier has enhanced our campus for the past decade by her extraordinary dedication to providing evidence-based care to young patients with serious behavioral health problems,” said John C. Linton, PhD, ABPP, associate vice president for health sciences and dean of the WVU School of Medicine Charleston Campus. “As the director of the Disordered Eating Center of Charleston, she completely transformed the assessment and care of those with eating disorders in West Virginia and neighboring states. Through her national scientific publications, mentoring of students and counselors throughout the region, advocacy at the state and national levels, and heavy caseload of patients, she has fully dedicated herself to this population and their care. She has made a difference; a brilliant young faculty member, and a shining star among our outstanding faculty.”
Luzier was inducted in a special reception at the University of Charleston Rotunda on February 21, as part of a group of ten persons representing a variety of health care leaders in West Virginia who were honored by West Virginia Executive magazine as part of the 2023 Health Care Hall of Fame.
The awards program was created in 2020 to showcase leaders, innovators and trailblazers whose actions have made an impact on the health and wellness of West Virginia.
For more information, visit https://wvexecutive.com/2023-health-care-hall-of-fame/

The Legislature Today - January 27, 2023 01/30/2023

Aidan Flanagan, a third-year medical student at the West Virginia University School of Medicine Charleston Campus, was interviewed on The Legislature Today program on West Virginia Public Broadcasting, hosted by Bob Brunner.
Aidan, a Chicago native, talked about what drew him to the Mountain State and its people, and the importance of rural health and programs that provide care to where people need it most. (Interview with Aiden at 7:47)
Randy Yohe, the government reporter for West Virginia Public Radio, visited the West Virginia Rural Health Workforce Day at the legislature last week, an event designed to share information with lawmakers on rural health issues and advocate for policies that will improve the lives of rural West Virginians.
Yohe got an A1C test from the team of WVU medical students and spoke with Aidan and others about the importance of legislative incentives to pair learners with physicians who understand their communities and cultivate rural career paths.

The Legislature Today - January 27, 2023 Includes a discussion of SB 510 where the Senate suspended rules to pass out funding for Charter Schools. The Senate Workforce Committee also heard testimony...

01/12/2023

Rayan Ihle, MD, FACP, has been named the CAMC pulmonary critical care division chief. In this new role, Ihle will advance the strategic plan for the institution including recruitment, clinical operations and academic endeavors.
Ihle also is an associate professor of medicine at the West Virginia University School of Medicine Charleston Campus and program director for the Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship at CAMC. In addition to teaching medical students, residents and fellows, Ihle has been active in research serving on the Institution’s IRB, a peer reviewer for four journals and has grant support for her research endeavors.
Clinically, Ihle is the medical director of the Lung Cancer Screening Program and ECMO services, supports the Clinical Integration Council as a subject matter expert, and serves on numerous hospital committees in pulmonary and critical care. She also serves the state on the WV Board of Respiratory Care, founded the state chapter of the Thoracic Society, and contributed to the WVDHHR development in COVID therapeutics protocols and allocation.
“Dr. Ihle has brought passion and leadership to vital pulmonary/critical care needs across the region that has had a massive impact on the excellent care CAMC provides,” said James Campbell, MD, FACP, chair of medicine at WVU School of Medicine Charleston Campus and at the CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine. “Additionally, she created and oversees our pulmonary/critical care fellowship, which is bringing immensely talented young physicians to West Virginia.”

11/18/2022

West Virginia University School of Pharmacy Charleston Campus Professor Dr. Krista Capehart is one of five healthcare professionals in the country to earn a 2022 Immunization Excellence Award from the National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit (NAIIS). Dr. Capehart, who also serves as Wigner Institute for Advanced Pharmacy Practice, Education, and Research director, accepted the award during a ceremony on Nov. 3 in Atlanta, Georgia.
The NAIIS is an action-oriented entity with more than 700 members representing more than 130 public and private organizations. The awards recognize extraordinary contributions towards improved vaccination rates within their communities during the past year.
This year, there were three award categories: overall influenza season activities, “Immunization Neighborhood” champion award, and “Health Equity & Access” awards. Nominees were evaluated based on the areas of impact, collaboration, originality, and overcoming challenges and opportunities.
Dr. Capehart received the “Immunization Neighborhood” Champion Award. A news release from the NAIIS shared the following statement about her.
As the pharmacy lead of West Virginia’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan, Capehart collaborated with countless organizations and individuals to ensure care for residents in her home state.
Capehart’s work designing and implementing West Virginia’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan allowed for the efficient distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to long-term care facilities. She worked with the State Vaccine Planning Committee, West Virginia Health Care Association and National Guard to coordinate the vaccinations. This ensured the protection of vaccines for the most vulnerable population and utilized every willing, ready and able pharmacy provider in the state to quickly vaccinate residents and staff at long-term care facilities.
While other states were struggling to vaccinate this population, West Virginia, despite being a primarily rural state, had already reached these individuals and was able to begin vaccinating other populations. She then worked with the West Virginia Department of Education, county school boards and school nurses to provide the COVID-19 vaccine to K-12 school personnel 50 years or older.
Capehart helped to promote vaccine confidence by administering the COVID-19 vaccine to West Virginia Governor Jim Justice on a televised broadcast.
The National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit started in 2000 with interest in addressing and resolving influenza and adult vaccine issues and improving vaccination rates for vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Visit the Summit’s website at izsummitpartners.org.

WVU med student Savannah Lusk is a 2022 Pisacano Scholar! 10/06/2022

Fourth-year West Virginia University medical student Savannah Lusk has been named a 2022 Pisacano Scholar, the American Board of Family Medicine’s preeminent program for graduating medical students.
Honoring ten students across the country each year, the program provides scholarship funding and career development opportunities to medical students pursuing family medicine as a specialty. Recipients must demonstrate leadership skills, academic excellence and community service, among other requirements.
For Lusk, who is from Covel, West Virginia, a rural town with a population that hovers around 150 residents, according to the U.S. Census, she’s experienced the leadership of family medicine providers, not just as healers but as community helpers. She credits those physicians with inspiring her to pursue her Family Medicine residency at WVU upon graduation this December.
“The family medicine physician is a community leader,” Lusk said. “Many health issues stem from a patient’s access to care and resources. Everything from water quality to food access and reliability will impact a person’s mental and physical well-being, and I want to center my career around improving the entire patient experience.”
Lusk is only the second West Virginia University student to ever earn the honor. Darrin Nichols, M.D., earned the distinction in 2016.
A native West Virginian and WVU alumnus, she is part of the Rural and MATTER tracks within the School of Medicine, and has dedicated her time at the University to service, learning and outreach opportunities within the state.
Understanding obstacles and advocating for the patient at such a young stage in her career are just a few of the qualities that make Lusk an ideal candidate for the Pisacano program, according to Treah Haggerty, M.D., co-director of the School’s Rural Track.
“Savannah embodies the qualities we hope our program instills in students – patient-first care that leads with compassion and empathy to ensure the best outcomes possible,” Dr. Haggerty said.
The American Board of Family Practice established the program in tribute to Dr. Nicolas Pisacano, who is credited as elevating and advocating for Family Medicine as a specialty practice.
“Dr. Pisacano embodied what it means to be a family medicine doctor and treat patients holistically,” said Lusk. “It’s an honor to be named to a program that cultivates these values and provides creative ways to mitigate some of the difficult healthcare issues we face as a country.”
Looking towards the future, Lusk hopes to implement programs that create healthy and strong communities.
“I would love to create a health organization centered around holistic care of patients,” Lusk said. “I want to create a community where I am able to exercise my love for public health and be able to create positive interventions in these people’s lives where we work together to make each other healthy.”
In addition to being a Pisacano Scholar, Lusk is an alumna of the WVU Exercise Physiology program, a 2014 WVU Foundation Scholar and a former Mountaineer Mascot alternate.
To learn more about the Pisacano Scholars Leadership Program, visit https://pisacano.org. To learn more about the School of Medicine, visit medicine.hsc.wvu.edu.

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