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Welcome to Virginia Commonwealth University’s College of Health Professions – an international leader in the education of excellent, advanced, and responsible health professionals and the discovery of innovations that drive the highest quality patient care.
For over five decades, the College has been at the forefront of health care education, preparing our graduates to innovate and make meaningful contributions in their fields. Our mission is clear: to develop leaders who embody equity and excellence.
The College integrates forward-thinking curricula into degree programs to meet the ever-rising demands of the health care workforce. Five of our programs are consistently ranked among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, and all of our programs offer top tier opportunities for learning, scholarship and outreach.
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More than 60 percent of health care professionals work in fields requiring specialized knowledge at the undergraduate, master's or doctoral level. Their jobs are some of the most in-demand in health care. The VCU College of Health Professions is one of the very best at equipping future health care leaders with the skills they need to build stronger, healthier communities.
Widely considered to be one of the top health professions schools in the nation, our degree programs rank among the very best in their fields. Together, we are educating the heart of health care.
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Kiefer helps pave way for new therapies for inherited muscle disorders
At the intersection of clinical practice, scientific discovery and international collaboration, VCU physical therapy researcher Mike Kiefer, DPT, Ph.D., is helping rewrite the future for patients with rare and progressive muscle disorders.
VCU researchers pioneer rapid test for rare, often-fatal amoebic meningitis
Identifying why a patient is suffering from meningitis must be fast – and a new test pioneered by a team at VCU’s Medical Laboratory Sciences promises a breakthrough in pinpointing when a brain-invading amoeba is the cause.
Student pro bono PT clinic CARES for community
For uninsured patients who have nowhere to turn, the CARES Clinic offers something rare: a chance for a better quality of life.
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