WHEELING, WV, Sept. 21, 2009 — Candace Wise ’08, began first-year studies at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) in Lewisburg, W.Va. on Aug. 6, 2009.

The daughter of Bud and Terri Coleman of White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Wise earned an undergraduate degree in biology while at Wheeling Jesuit University. She is married to Stephen Wise.

Wise was a member of the Deans List, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Beta Beta Beta, and Alpha Mu Gamma honor societies here at the university. She also received the Gloriam Award, the Father Gannon Scholarship, the SMART grant and the PROMISE Scholarship.

Upon successful completion of the WVSOM medical education program, Wise will graduate as an osteopathic physician in May 2013. She will then enter into an internship/residency training program in the medical specialty of her choice.

Many WVSOM graduates pursue a career in primary care such as, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics or Obstetrics-Gynecology.

Wheeling Jesuit's biology curriculum aims at awakening the student's interest in the living world, developing scientific habits in pursuing knowledge of the world and training in biological science in preparation for careers in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, research, teaching, and other biological vocations.

The newest of 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States, Wheeling Jesuit University offers students an exceptional education. Since 1995 U.S. News & World Report has ranked Wheeling Jesuit University among the top institutions in its “Best Master’s Universities in the South” category. The University ranks 180 out of 600 in the Forbes Best Colleges survey.

The campus is also home to the Robert C. Byrd National Technology Transfer Center, the Erma Ora Byrd Center for Educational Technologies®, the NASA-sponsored Classroom of the Future, a Challenger Learning Center® and the Clifford M. Lewis Appalachian Institute. For complete information, please call 800-624-6992.