West Virginia UniversityRobert C. Byrd Health

Sciences CenterEastern Division

West Virginia UniversityRobert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center

Eastern Division

History People Places Programs

POTENTIAL

Eastern Division Beginnings

Jefferson County

1859

First Hospital of Eastern Division ?

WVU: Eastern Division Lineage

Eastern Division Mission

Improve quality and access to health care through Education of health professionals Provision of direct and

supportive health care Provision of continuing

medical education Development of research

Mission: Education of Health Professionals

1990 WVU Specialty Clinics Started

1995 Family Medicine Residency Started

2001 Eastern Division Dean

2003 First “full-time” Medical Students

Educational Programs

HSTA: Middle & High School STEP Programs: Shepherd College School of Pharmacy School of Medicine

Integrated, Longitudinal

GME Rural FM Residency at Harpers Ferry Geriatric Medicine Fellowship

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Medical Students

Our Community is our Campus

Community Campus:Hospital Experiences

WVUH-E City Hospital

Martinsburg, WV

Jefferson Memorial Hospital Ranson, WV

Veterans Affairs Medical Center Martinsburg, WV

Community Campus :Ambulatory Experiences

Shenandoah Valley Medical Center

Harpers Ferry Family Medicine Center

Over 30 physician offices or clinics are utilized

Eastern Division Faculty

WVU/UHA Faculty Full-time 15

(7 new positions 2006)

Community FacultyPart-time 44Volunteer 60

Goal: to recruit & retain full time and community faculty

Eastern Division Faculty: Growing WVU/UHA Faculty

As of September 30, 2006Family Medicine (7)Women’s Health (2)

Pediatrics (1)Med/Peds (1)Surgery (1)Radiology (1)Pathology (1)Pharmacy (1) Nephrology (Hardy Co) (1)

Open Searches 2006 General Surgery OB/GYN Pharmacy Dentistry

Graduate Programs

Harpers Ferry Rural Family Medicine Residency Established 1995

Geriatrics Fellowship (ED-VA Partnership) Established 2005

Rural FM Fellowship (ED-AHEC Partnership) Established 2005

WVU Rural Family Med Graduates 1998-2006

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WVU Rural Family Med Graduates

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Geriatric Medicine Fellowship: 2005

VA MEDICAL CENTERMartinsburg , WV

Department of Family MedicineEastern Division

WVU Rural Family Medicine Fellowships:

Department of Family MedicineEastern Division

Medical Student Programs: MSIII

Instead of traditional 8-week “rotations” several disciplines are blended into two 24 week modules

Osler Module: Family Medicine, Ob/Gyn and Peds (with ER and radiology experience)

Cushing Module: Internal Medicine, Surgery, Psych and Neurology.

Eastern Division MSIII Curriculum-Longitudinal Clinics

Students spend ½ day per week, every week, in a community primary care setting, seeing a panel of patients identified for the student to follow over the year

Eastern Division Medical Student Community Service

Students select their own community service projects.

Sample topics include; Football concussion

project Diabetes Education High School Health Class Spanish Outreach Heath

project. Maintain don’t Gain –

Holiday weight Maintenance

Medical Student Outcomes

Students feedback: Praise for one-to-one

preceptor experience. Opportunity for more self

directed learning. More hands on &

procedures

Test Scores: Standardized tests scores

equivalent across three campuses

Fourth Year & Residency: Early results- ED students

do very well

Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing Students

WVU School of Pharmacy

Full & Part-Time ED Faculty

Expanded Clinical Rotations

Anticoagulation clinics

Diabetes education

Goal: Develop New Programs WVU School of Dentistry Shepherd and WVU School of

Nursing

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Pharmacy Months

University Programs

Med-STEP, Dent-STEP, Pharm-STEP ED-Shepherd University Partnership

Shepherd:

Undergraduate (4 yrs)

Morgantown:

Professional (2-3 yrs)

Eastern Division:

Clinical (1-2 yrs)

Pre-admitted to professional school upon

acceptance to Shepherd if maintain standards

High/Middle School Programs

ED-HSTA Partnership High schools clubs to

encourage careers in Health Sciences

Middle School Academy Only program in state

Currently 10 clubs 90-100 students

Mission:Provide Direct Patient Care

Eastern WVPopulation Growth

Monongalia County

2006 population: 87,500 (est.)

Growth 0.8%/yr. 1990-2005

Berkeley County

2006 Population: 92,400 (est.)

Growth 3.5%/yr. 1990-2005

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2000 2005 2010

Eastern WV:Relative Physician Shortage

MD and DO’s per 100,000 Population Eastern Division 115 West Virginia 223 United States 280

WVDHHR Physicians Report 2000

West Virginia University Hospital-EAST

Merger1/1/2005

UHC WVUH WVUH-East

WVUHS Totals

Staffed Beds 318 361 204 833

Employees 1,385 2,887 1,120 5,382

Discharges 14,926 15,816 9,758 40,599

ER Visits 41,148 36,192 52,069 129,409

Potential for Growth

More than 7,000 West Virginians from Morgan, Jefferson & Berkley Co.’s leave state for hospital care

Services provided out-of-state General Medicine 39% Oncology 44% Gynecology 51% Orthopedics 54% General Surgery 59% Urology 62% Neurosurgery 91% Cardiac Procedures 93%

FACILITIES

Educational Building Adjacent to City Hospital 36,000 sq. ft. Dedicated 4/29/06

$6,393,846

Clinical Expansion Additional primary care

clinics

Potential for Growth

More than 7,000 West Virginians from Morgan, Jefferson & Berkley Co.’s leave state for hospital care

Services provided out-of-state General Medicine 39% Oncology 44% Gynecology 51% Orthopedics 54% General Surgery 59% Urology 62% Neurosurgery 91% Cardiac Procedures 93%

FACILITIESErma Byrd Education Building

Dedicated April 29, 2006 165 seat auditorium State-of-the-art classrooms Student study and lounge

areas Individual student carousels

in study area Wireless library access Plans for Simulation Lab

Mission: Eastern Division Research Department Family Medicine

High School Sport Concussion Management Ambulatory Patient Safety Stroke Care Processes in a Critical Access

Hospital

Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Nursing Home & Emergency Dept Coordination of

Care

WVUH-E Cancer Center Plans for Clinical Trial participation

“Give what you have.It may be better than you dare to think.”