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Â鶹´«Ã½AV Associate Dean Bill Woodhouse becomes president of Idaho Medical Association

September 12, 2018

POCATELLO – Dr. Bill Woodhouse, associate dean for Â鶹´«Ã½AV Graduate Medical Education and Professional Relations for the Kasiska Division of Health Sciences, has recently been installed as the president of the Idaho Medical Association.

Free flu shots and basic physical exams offered at ISU/Ada County Health Screening Sept. 20

September 7, 2018

Free flu shots, basic physical and dental exams, and onsite testing for blood sugar levels and cholesterol are included in free services offered at a community health screening Thursday, Sept. 20, 4-7 p.m., at Whittier Elementary School, 301 N. 29th St., in Boise.
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Idaho’s first medical school hosts ribbon cutting, celebrates partnership with ISU

September 6, 2018

MERIDIAN, Idaho —Several hundred people gathered on the Â鶹´«Ã½AV-Meridian campus Sept. 5 to tour the new Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine and listen to remarks from educators, community leaders and founders of the state’s first medical school.

Free community hearing screenings at Â鶹´«Ã½AV-Meridian begin Sept. 13

September 5, 2018

MERIDIAN – Get your hearing checked for free at a series of screenings starting Thursday, Sept. 13, 3-6 p.m., at the Speech and Language Clinic at Â鶹´«Ã½AV-Meridian, 1311 E. Central Drive.

Graphic with facts on pneumonia immunizations

Adult pneumonia immunizations save lives

September 4, 2018

POCATELLO – According to national research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), less than 67 percent of adults age 65 or older received their pneumoniavaccination in 2016. In Southeast Idaho, 57 percent of Medicare beneficiaries have never received a pneumonia vaccination, putting them at risk for serious illness and hospitalization.
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ISU's Jenifer Reader elected President Elect of the Phi Upsilon Omicron National Honor Society

August 28, 2018

POCATELLO ­– One of Â鶹´«Ã½AV’s newest faculty members in dietetics, Jenifer Reader,  has been elected as President Elect of the Phi Upsilon Omicron (Phi U) National Honor Society.

ISU-Meridian’s NSSLHA Chapter awarded national honor for raising awareness about communication disorders

August 24, 2018

MERIDIAN—The National Student Speech Language Hearing Association has awarded the NSSLHA Chapter at Â鶹´«Ã½AV-Meridian with 2018 Gold Chapter Honors.
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Longtime ISU College of Nursing faculty Nancy Renn to be honored with “Distinguished Lifetime Career in Nursing” award  

August 23, 2018

POCATELLO - Nurse Leaders of Idaho will honor Â鶹´«Ã½AV College of Nursing Interim Dean Nancy Renn with their most prestigious award in a ceremony on Sept. 13 in Boise.

ISU Institute of Rural Health seeks comment on statewide traumatic brain injury plan

August 20, 2018

MERIDIAN—Â鶹´«Ã½AV’s Institute of Rural Health has received a $450,000 grant from the federal Administration for Community Living to continue the development of a statewide action plan to address the needs of citizens living with a traumatic brain injury or TBI.

Audiology clinic winners

Â鶹´«Ã½AV Audiology Clinic recognized as one of the best in Southeast Idaho

July 26, 2018

POCATELLO - Idaho State Journal readers have voted in the annual Reader’s Choice Awards, and the Â鶹´«Ã½AV Audiology Clinic has been awarded second place in the category for Best Hearing Aid Centers in the region. Other award winners in the category include: Miracle Ear, Hearing Zone, Centrum Audiology, Costco and Belltone.