visualization of implants and the adjacent soft tissues for a clearer and more confident diagnosis . This helps provide an artifact-free image for patients with metallic implants , such as bilateral hip or knee replacements .
“ At Boone Memorial Hospital , we strive to continually improve upon our services , including equipment upgrades ,” says Angie Christian , chief operating officer . “ We feel this installation of the Aquilion ONE GENESIS Dynamic Volume 320 Slice CT is one that will allow our physicians to make quicker , yet accurate , diagnoses while providing the most comfortable setting for our patients .”
Marshall Faculty Member Awarded American Association for Anatomists Grant
Dr . Habiba Chirchir , an associate professor of biological sciences in Marshall University ’ s College of Science , has been awarded a grant by the American Association for Anatomists . The $ 50,000 grant will support the development and implementation of an anatomy training
Dr . Habiba Chirchir . program for high schoolers in West Virginia .
The training will be impactful to West Virginia students and their teachers , including minorities and those living in socio economically disadvantaged communities . Through training teachers in hands-on , problem-based learning and dissection methods , the implementation of the anatomy training program will prepare learners for collegiate anatomical studies and health care fields .
Chirchir earned her Ph . D . in human paleobiology from George Washington University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Smithsonian , where she was named the Smithsonian Secretary ’ s Distinguished Research Awardee for 2014 . At Marshall , Chirchir was a 2019 recipient of the Junior Faculty Distinguished Artists and Scholars Award . She teaches human anatomy , human biology and principles of organic evolution in the biological sciences department and also holds a joint appointment as a research associate at the Natural History Museum Smithsonian Institution in Washington , D . C .
Mon Health Hospitals Earn National Recognition for Promoting Organ , Eye and Tissue Donation
Mon Health hospitals have earned national recognition for their efforts to increase organ , eye and tissue donor registrations across the state through the Workplace Partnership for Life ( WPFL ). The WPFL is a national initiative that unites the U . S . Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration ( HRSA ) and the organ donation community with workplaces across the
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