Month: August 2017

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is partnering with Southwest Virginia Graduate Medical Education to provide education around the importance of HPV vaccine uptake to protect youth from HPV-associated cancers. If you are: A RN/MD interested in both or either of the following: A grand rounds presentation of the CDC’s You Are the Key to… Continue reading HPV Vaccination Education Program

“LEARN MORE TO EARN MORE” Become a Rural Health Coding & Billing Specialist October 24-25, 2017 This class is designed for clinical personnel (MD, DO, NP, PA, RN), coders, billers, EHR professionals, facility and financial managers that work in Rural Health Clinics and small rural hospitals. Full attendance includes the live training sessions worth 11… Continue reading Rural Health Documentation & Coding Bootcamp

We are excited to be hosting Head for the Hills 2017 in the Breaks Interstate Park and it seems you all are just as eager to attend; we only have lodging for 4 attendees (and family) remaining! If you have been waiting to sign up, the time to do so is now.  We cannot guarantee housing after… Continue reading Get those HftH Registrations in!

SWVa GMEC is excited to announce that we have been approved for  an Americorps VISTA position starting this September. Often referred to as the domestic Peace Corps, Americorps VISTAs are appointed for a year long term to help combat contributors to poverty in their local communities. VISTAs receive a stipend and other benefits to assist… Continue reading Americorps VISTA Opportunity!

The theme for this year's Head for the Hills Conference & Retreat is Prescription Addiction.  GMEC has gathered some of the leading experts on prescription drug misuse from around the state and the surrounding Appalachian region, and we are excited to let them share their knowledge with you! Over the next several weeks, we will be… Continue reading HFTH 2017: Breaking Down Silos: What Narcotic Agents want Doctors to Know