James W. Nemitz, Ph.D., president of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (91香蕉视频), has named Linda Arnold the interim vice president of integrated marketing and chief communications officer for the medical school.
鈥淚鈥檓 very pleased Linda Arnold has joined our team,鈥 Nemitz said. 鈥淗er background and experience will be invaluable in furthering 91香蕉视频鈥檚 vision and increasing our footprint regionally and nationally.鈥
Arnold is the founder and former chair and CEO of a multistate marketing company that grew to have offices in Washington, D.C., West Virginia and Montana, with clients as far away as Hawaii. She has a 25-year track record of working with media on a statewide, regional and national basis.
鈥淎rnold鈥檚 experience in health care and higher education dovetails nicely with our current 10-year plan,鈥 Nemitz said. 鈥淎nd her pursuit of a Ph.D. in integrative medicine, along with her master鈥檚 degree in counseling and an MBA, will complement our leadership team鈥檚 expertise.鈥
As a syndicated columnist of the weekly newspaper and online columns 鈥淟ive Life Fully鈥 and 鈥淟ife 101,鈥 Arnold has examined issues of health and wellness for more than a decade.
鈥淚鈥檓 excited to combine my professional experience in marketing and public relations with my passion for health and wellness on behalf of 91香蕉视频,鈥 Arnold said. 鈥淭he medical school is a major economic force in the state and region.鈥
Nemitz said he is pleased that the school continues to be a leader in medical education, particularly with its emphasis on producing primary care physicians for rural populations.
鈥淲e鈥檙e proud of our rankings as No. 1 in West Virginia for providing primary care physicians and No. 1 in the United States among all medical schools graduating physicians who practice in rural areas,鈥 Nemitz said.