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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.
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.
Annual Prest Lecture hosts Rev. Dr. Anastasia Holman from the Indiana University Health System
In April, the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Health Professions Patient Counseling Department held its annual Prest Lecture, with Rev. Dr. Anastasia Holman, director of Chaplaincy Education for the Indiana University (IU) Health System, as the guest lecturer.
VCU Physical Therapy shines at APTA Combined Sections Meeting in Anaheim
Faculty, students and alumni from VCU’s Department of Physical Therapy left the 2026 American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting in Anaheim feeling energized, connected and proud of the program’s growing national impact.
Technologists obtain bachelor’s degrees through online program
Returning to school can feel like a lofty proposition, especially for full-time health care professionals already balancing work, family and finances. Through its degree completion program, VCU’s Department of Radiation Sciences offers registered technologists a flexible, fully online pathway to complete their bachelor’s degrees in clinical radiation sciences without stepping away from their careers.
Contact Malorie Burkett at mgburkett@vcu.edu or (804) 828-7247.