LEWISBURG, W.Va. (WVDN) – The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) vice president of academic affairs and dean and chief academic officer will retire Jan. 6, 2026, after more than four years of service to the medical school in Lewisburg, W.Va.

Linda Boyd, D.O., began working at WVSOM in summer 2021 when the school was still navigating the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing to change its decade-old curriculum. The school’s Finding Health curriculum was in part Boyd’s vision, whose passion has always included fostering a kinder, gentler medical school environment for students that also promotes wellness.

“ I wanted to create a curriculum where there was more nutrition and a focus on health and prevention as well as disease and treatment. As that evolved,

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