Networking Events:


February 17, 2024: Winter Networking Brunch - Coordinator and Host: Melissa Poulos, MD 

August 2, 2023: WIM Summer Pool Party - Coordinator and Host: Jess Luzier, PhD

December 11, 2022: WIM Holiday Brunch - Coordinator and Host: Melissa Poulos, MD

December 4, 2021: WIM Holiday Brunch - Coordinator and Host: Melissa Poulos, MD

Focus Group Sessions:


July 8, 2022: Child and Family Care Resources - Jess Luzier, PhD and Kathleen Bors, MD

January 18, 2022: Advocacy - Jess Luzier, PhD

Mentoring in Medicine Pilot:


December 14, 2023: MIM Pilot Orientation Group - Darshana Shah, PhD - Marshall University/Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine

August 30, 2023: MIM Pilot Orientation Session - Kathleen Bors, MD, John Frohna, MD, Shelda Martin, MD, and Mary Ann Maurer, DO

Invited Presentations:


November 10, 2023: Wellness and WIM - Karinna Andrews, DO, Melissa Poulos MD, and Rayan Ihle, MD

Community Partnership Sessions: 


November 20, 2022: Childcare Development Center: A Proposal - University of Charleston MBA Program

  • Guests: Adina Bowe, MD, Jess Luzier, PhD, Amy Deipolyi, MD, Kathleen Bors, MD, Doug Knutson, MD, Bryan Cummings, MBA, and CAMC Foundation
  • University of Charleston
  • Childcare Development Center: A Proposal

Gold Humanism Honor Society/Women in Medicine Summits:


Professional Burnout and Effective Wellness Strategies

Professional Advocacy 

Trauma-Informed Care

Trauma-Informed Care Initiative:


Tiffany Lasky, DO, FACS, created a Trauma Informed Care (TIC) initiative designed to "create a culture of trauma-informed care at our institution."

Dr. Lasky developed (1) a TIC clinical training program in the Trauma Surgery department involving a multidisciplinary team of physicians and nursing staff, including a train-the-trainer program open to all clinicians; (2) an educational TIC module presented as Grand Rounds in multiple core departments including: Trauma Surgery, Surgery, Behavioral Medicine, Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics and MS3 Class of WVU School of Medicine - Charleston; and (3) an ongoing IRB-approved research study, Dr. Lasky as PI with multiple WIM Cols; currently in data collection phase.

November 21, 2023: GHHS/WIM Summit: Trauma-Informed Care - Tiffany Lasky, DO, FACS