WVU Health Sciences to host Global Health Week Oct. 5-9, 2026

Sponsored by the West Virginia University School of Medicine Global Health Program, WVU Health Sciences will host Global Health Week Oct. 5 -9 with daily presentations at noon in room 1905 of the Health Sciences Center highlighting innovation, access and the future of health care worldwide.

Lunch will be provided for those who RSVP to Sydney Nestor at sydney.nestor@hsc.wvu.edu.

Schedule of Events

Monday, Oct. 5, noon, Room 1905 — Keynote speaker: Miriam Potocky, Ph.D., is a social work scholar, educator, and researcher whose work centers on refugee resettlement, integration, and well-being presenting, "Czechoslovakia's Cold War Refugee Children: Contemporary Resonance."
Tuesday, Oct. 6, noon, Room 1905 — Amelia Adcock, MD, Professor of Neurology at West Virginia University and Director of the Center for Telestroke and Teleneurology will present, "Stroke Without Borders: What Paraguay Taught Me About Building Better Styles of Care."
Wednesday, Oct. 7, noon, Room 1905 —Julieanne Ho, WVU nursing student, and Maegan Casimir, WVU PharmD, will present, "The Art of Aging Well: Lessons Learned about Health and Longevity in Japan," and, "Teaching Without Borders: Lessons From an International Pharmacy Rotation."
Thursday, Oct. 8, noon, Room 1905 — Josephine Reece, MD, and WVU Internal Medicine Global Health Track Senior Residents, will present, "Global Health Track Resident Panel: Lessons Learned from International Clinical and Community Health Experiences."
Friday, Oct. 9, noon, Room 1905 — Bashar Sadat, DDS; Aashish Pokhrel, DDS, MBA; Keerthana Arjuna, DDS; Jonathan Hung, BS; Chris S. Ivanoff, DDS, DSc.hc., FICD, FPFA, will present, "From Morgantown to Sofia: Clinical and Cultural Perspectives in Dentistry."

All sessions can also be accessed virtually on Zoom.

Global Health Week is part of WVU Health Sciences’ mission to promote education, research and community engagement in advancing health both locally and globally. Learn more at Global Health Program.