associate professor of neurosurgery at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. Drawing on her clinical experience performing DBS procedures, Pinckard-Dover recognized an opportunity to explore new approaches to securing stimulation leads during surgery.
Image: Dr. Heather Pinckard-Dover, MD
Marshall Athletics, Marshall Health Network Cook Up Special Partnership
Marshall Athletics has teamed up with Marshall Health Network to offer cooking classes for Marshall University’ s student-athletes. The unique partnership kicked off this spring at Huntington’ s Kitchen.
Isabel Cross, also known as Chef Izzy, who serves as manager of Huntington’ s Kitchen for Marshall Health Network, joined with Maura Hohl, Marshall’ s director of performance nutrition, to administer a series of four classes for Marshall student-athletes. The classes taught everything from kitchen utensil and appliance use to safe and sanitary preparation tactics to nutritional guidance for meal prep and strategies for maintaining balanced food intake for their needs as an athlete.
“ By partnering with the Marshall University Athletic Department, Huntington’ s Kitchen is contributing to meaningful nutrition education that equips student-athletes with everyday healthy cooking skills to support their success both on and off the field,” Cross said.“ This collaboration demonstrates how Marshall University and Marshall Health Network can work together to advance health, performance, and lifelong wellness.”
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