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Every day College of Health Professions students, alumni, faculty and staff do extraordinary things. Read more about our latest achievements below.
Newly promoted assistant professor Kelsey White reflects on her new position and editorial leadership
After several years of service at the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Health Professions, Kelsey White, Ph.D., BCC, was recently promoted to associate professor. A chaplaincy faculty researcher, White has been focused on her work, which studies the integration of chaplains into the health care delivery system and their effects on health care access and quality.
Teaching future clinicians to think like innovators
An upcoming interdisciplinary course at VCU’s College of Health Professions will help students see entrepreneurship as more than launching businesses. Led by Garret Westlake and Jared Schultz, the course will encourage future clinicians to think creatively, solve real-world health care challenges and shape the future of patient care through innovation.
MLS degree completion program opens doors for working professionals
VCU’s fully online MLS degree completion program is helping certified medical laboratory technicians take the next step in their careers through flexible coursework, strong student support and industry-leading outcomes. With a 93% certification exam pass rate and in-state tuition for all students nationwide, the program is opening doors for working professionals ready to move into leadership and advanced laboratory roles.
Visiting researcher discusses neurodegeneration and brain health across life spans
Fofi Constantinidou, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, CBIS, the director of the Center for Applied Neuroscience (CAN) and a professor of language disorders and clinical neuropsychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cyprus, recently visited Virginia Commonwealth University’s College of Health Professions to present research and hold strategic discussions with faculty and staff.
VCU, Virginia independent schools partner to address rise in teen gambling
Teenagers are gambling earlier, more often and with fewer safeguards than many adults realize. That’s the same unsettling reality revealed by two overlapping conversations – one happening inside Virginia schools and another unfolding inside VCU’s gambling research and treatment programs.
Radiation Sciences connects with aspiring health care professionals at HOSA state conference
Representatives from the Department of Radiation Sciences traveled to Roanoke in mid-March to engage with hundreds of young students at the HOSA – Future Health Professionals state conference, marking the department’s first official participation in the event.
Turning experience into opportunity for future MLS students
Before she was guiding prospective students through the Medical Laboratory Sciences program at Virginia Commonwealth University, Anood Habahbeh was one of them and searching for direction.
New Physical Therapy Faculty member discusses experience, what she wants to bring to the college
One of the newest faculty members at the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Health Professions is Alicia Flach, DPT, PT, EdD, who serves as an associate professor and assistant director of clinical education in the Department of Physical Therapy. Flach, who joined CHP last November, has been instructing physical therapy programs since 2014.
From rural roots to statewide advocacy: One undergraduate’s path in radiation sciences
Three years ago, Sonny Patterson Jr. arrived at Virginia Commonwealth University from the small, rural community of Stuarts Draft, Va., bringing with him a strong work ethic, interest in health care and sense of purpose.
Rethinking how future lab technicians connect what they learn
In the VCU Medical Laboratory Sciences program, innovation goes beyond the lab into how students are mastering the material. Through a growing focus on the scholarship of learning, faculty are studying, testing and refining new ways to teach complex science – ensuring students don’t just absorb information, but truly understand and apply it.
Contact Malorie Burkett at mgburkett@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7247.