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Employee Celebration honors nation’s 250th birthday

WVSOM president James W. Nemitz, Ph.D., with President’s Outstanding Employee Award winners Brian Griffith, Ph.D., and Katie Williams, Ph.D.

Flags, patriotic pinwheels and all manner of red, white and blue served as decor for the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine’s (WVSOM) Employee Celebration, which paid tribute to the United States’ upcoming 250th birthday.

WVSOM president James W. Nemitz, Ph.D., with President’s Outstanding Employee Award winners Brian Griffith, Ph.D., and Katie Williams, Ph.D.
Monday, June 15, 2026 - 09:05

Employee Celebration honors nation’s 250th birthday

Flags, patriotic pinwheels and all manner of red, white and blue served as decor for the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine’s (WVSOM) Employee Celebration, which paid tribute to the United States’ upcoming 250th birthday.

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People holding a large check
Thursday, June 4, 2026 - 08:31

Raffle raises $12K for scholarship in honor of late professor

What began as a tribute to a former faculty member of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) resulted in a $12,000 expansion of a scholarship designed to encourage graduates to practice in regions experiencing a physician shortag

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Gail Swarm, D.O.
Friday, May 15, 2026 - 08:30

New dean’s ‘leadership has been instrumental,’ president says

Gail Swarm, D.O., who became the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine’s (WVSOM) interim dean in January, has been appointed vice president of academic affairs and dean and chief academic officer starting May 30.

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