West Virginia University School of Medicine - Pylon Yearbook (Morgantown, WV)

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CHARLESTON WHEELING DIVISIONS In 1972, WVU and the Charleston Area Medical Center— the State ' s largest hospital complex— began a partnership to develop medical and other health science programs. They were based in hospitals and other facilities already in place, but in 1977 a $6 million Medical Education Building was opened. It serves as the center for the clinical education programs. The Charleston Division of the WVU Medical Center expands the patient base and student capacity for WVU ' s health sciences educational programs. It serves students in dentistry, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and allied health fields, in addition to offering specialty training.

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In 1974 the WVU School of Medicine estab- lished the Wheeling Division in cooperation with Ohio Valley General Hospital and Wheeling Hospital. The program is overseen by a joint Wheeling Area Medical Education Committee and offers elective opportunities for fourth-year students and postgraduate specialty training. At the WVU Medical Center, as well as its Charleston Division and the School of Medi- cine ' s Wheeling Division, equal emphasis is given to teaching, research, and service — the pillars of sound health sciences education. In- struction is closely integrated among the health sciences, and there is a continuous search for improved ways of teaching. n nm ■UllSlllii.,,,, . iiiibr • •iiiiiiiiis; 10