HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Allyson Bias, M.D., has been named the March Resident of the Month for the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, announced Paulette S. Wehner, M.D., vice dean for graduate medical education.

Bias is finishing her third and final year of the pediatrics residency at the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine where she completed her Doctor of Medicine. Bias was selected Resident of the Month for her dedication to her pediatric patients during the recent surge of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, Wehner said.

“Dr. Bias has gone above and beyond during the pediatric RSV surge,” said Susan L. Flesher, M.D., professor and chair of pediatrics, in her nomination letter. “She has done an amazing job balancing resident wellness and meeting the needs of the children of this region. She even voluntarily changed her own schedule to serve as the ‘swing senior’" to help meet patient care needs and lessen the burden on her fellow residents.”

According to Associate Professor and Pediatric Residency Director Audra Pritt, M.D., “Dr. Bias is a model resident—hardworking, kind and knowledgeable. She showed tremendous leadership during unprecedented times in the fall respiratory season as one of our co-chief residents. We are so proud to have Dr. Bias on our pediatric team at Marshall Health.”

 After graduation in June, the Ona, West Virginia, native will move to Augusta, Georgia, where she will complete a three-year Post Pediatric Portal Program (PPPP). The PPPP allows pediatricians to train in both psychiatry and child and adolescent medicine (CAP) in a three-year integrated program that leads to credentialing in both psychiatry and CAP.

As part of her Resident of the Month recognition, Bias received a plaque and designated parking spot.

Date Posted: Tuesday, March 21, 2023