During the Rural Health Day at the WV Legislature, WVSOM representatives joined Dr. James Nemitz, Ph.D.; and Janet Hinton, WVSOM's Director of Rural Health Outreach; in the Senate Chamber as guests of Senators Tom Takubo, R-Kanawha; Jack Woodrum, R-Summers; and Vince Deeds, R-Greenbrier; in the Senator chambers. Organized by Hinton, who is also president-elect of the West Virginia Rural Health Association (WVRHA), and Rich Sutphin, executive director of the WVRHA, the event highlighted rural health providers’ activities, services and needs. Among the other WVSOM representatives were Katherine Calloway, D.O., MPH, assistant dean at the South Central Region of WVSOM’s Statewide Campus; and Dr. Carolyn Bridgett Morrison, DO.

WVSOM President James Nemitz, Ph.D., and Katherine Calloway, D.O., MPH, regional assistant dean for the South Central Region of WVSOM’s Statewide Campus, talk with Senators Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, and Vince Deeds, R-Greenbrier, during Rural Health Day at the West Virginia Legislature. WVSOM representatives were welcomed to the State Senate Chamber.

West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, and Delegates Jeff Campbell, R-Greenbrier, and Todd Longanacre, R-Greenbrier, welcomed representatives of WVSOM to the House of Delegates Chamber during Rural Health Day at the West Virginia State Legislature, which took place at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. WVSOM was represented by Chief Operations Officer Drema Hill, Ph.D., MSP; Evonne Richards, M.Ed., MPH, Director of Education and Research Center for Rural and Community Health; and Brian Hendricks, PhD, Executive Director, Center for Rural and Community Health (CRCH) and Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences.

Rural Health Day at the West Virginia State Legislature, which took place Jan. 18 at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., gave higher education representatives a chance to talk legislators and media. Glenville State College President Mark Manchin and WVSOM President James W. Nemitz, Ph.D., talk with Mark Curtis of WOWK 13 News. Others participating in the conversation include WVSOM Chief Operations Officer Drema Hill, Ph.D., MS; and Brian Hendricks, PhD, Executive Director, Center for Rural and Community Health (CRCH) and Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences.

WVSOM President James W. Nemitz, Ph.D., meets with Delegate Vernon Criss, R-Wood, chairman of the House Finance Committee during Rural Health Day at the West Virginia State Legislature, which took place Jan. 18 at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. Organized by Janet Hinton, WVSOM’s director of rural outreach and president-elect of the West Virginia Rural Health Association (WVRHA), and Rich Sutphin, executive director of the WVRHA, the event highlighted rural health providers’ activities, services and needs.

Representatives of WVSOM, including President James W. Nemitz, Ph.D., and Chief Operations Officer Drema Hill, Ph.D., MSP, talk with WV Metro News host Hoppy Kercheval during Rural Health Day at the West Virginia State Legislature, which took place today at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. Organized by Janet Hinton, WVSOM’s director of rural outreach and president-elect of the West Virginia Rural Health Association (WVRHA), and Rich Sutphin, executive director of the WVRHA, the event highlighted rural health providers’ activities, services and needs.

Representatives of WVSOM, including President James W. Nemitz, Ph.D., and Chief Operations Officer Drema Hill, Ph.D., MSP, participated in Rural Health Day at the West Virginia State Legislature, which took place at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. Organized by Janet Hinton, WVSOM’s director of rural outreach and president-elect of the West Virginia Rural Health Association (WVRHA), and Rich Sutphin, executive director of the WVRHA, the event highlighted rural health providers’ activities, services and needs. During the day, WVSOM representatives including Evonne Richards, M.Ed., MPH, Director of Education and Research Center for Rural and Community Health; and Brian Hendricks, PhD, Executive Director, Center for Rural and Community Health (CRCH) and Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences; talked with legislators and media representatives. Mark Curtis of WOWK 13 News talks with the WVSOM team.

WVSOM President James W. Nemitz, Ph.D., center, and Dr. Bridgett Morrison, DO, Residency Program Director for the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, talk with State Senator Ryan Weld, R-Brooke during Rural Health Day at the West Virginia State Legislature, which took place today at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. Organized by Janet Hinton, WVSOM’s director of rural outreach and president-elect of the West Virginia Rural Health Association (WVRHA), and Rich Sutphin, executive director of the WVRHA, the event highlighted rural health providers’ activities, services and needs.

West Virginia State Senators Tom Takubo, DO, R-Kanawha; Jack Woodrum, R-Summers; and Vince Deeds, R-Greenbrier; welcomed representatives of WVSOM, including President James W. Nemitz, Ph.D., to the State Senate Chamber during Rural Health Day at the West Virginia State Legislature, which took place at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. Organized by Janet Hinton, WVSOM’s director of rural outreach and president-elect of the West Virginia Rural Health Association (WVRHA), and Rich Sutphin, executive director of the WVRHA, the event highlighted rural health providers’ activities, services and needs. Among others attending were Evonne Richards, M.Ed., MPH, Director of Education and Research Center for Rural and Community Health; Dr Bridgett Morrison Residency Program Director for the Greenbrier Valley Medical Center, Dr. Michael Yost; and Dr. Katherine Calloway, DO, MPH, Charleston Area Medical Center.