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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.
CHP Conversations: Maintaining Wellness and Balance as a Health Professions Student
In this episode of CHP Conversations, Dr. Schultz from the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling discusses how to maintain wellness and balance as a student in the College of Health Professions.


Seven VCU undergraduate students earn federal Gilman scholarships to study abroad this year
Congratulations to Aseel Packry, a sophomore Honors College student from Sudan (and now in Richmond) who is majoring in medical laboratory sciences in the College of Health Professions.


CBS6 visits the biomechanics lab to interview Pete Pidcoe and Zach Moore about concussion research
A team of researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Health Professions and College of Engineering are using robotic technology to better understand the long-term impacts that concussions can have on patients.


VCU Health hosts community walk to celebrate King's legacy
"Braving temperatures in the mid-20s and a stiff west wind — and launched by the Black Awakening Choir‘s “Faithful, Faithful is Our God” — some 150 people joined in VCU Health‘s community walk to celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.


Stephan Davis Receives Professional Association’s Highest Service Award
Stephan Davis, D.N.P., M.H.S.A., F.A.C.H.E., F.A.A.N., has received the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Exemplary Service Award, which is the highest service award bestowed by the College.


Transdisciplinary project is using robotics to advance concussion recovery
A VCU research team utilizes engineering approaches to study how concussions impact hand-eye coordination. (VCU Health)


VCU College of Health Professions Releases Inaugural Biennial Inclusive Excellence Report
The VCU College of Health Professions has released its inaugural biennial inclusive excellence report, highlighting its efforts to advance inclusion and belonging through College-wide initiatives and within each of its nine departments.


Honoring our mentors: A conversation with Dr. Ann Dunbar
In this episode we talk to Dr. Ann Dunbar, alumni of the physical therapy program and founder of the 'Honoring Our Mentors Physical Therapy Scholarship'.


Rev DJ Williams was interviewed on the Jeff Katz show
Listen to how Reverend DJ Williams rallied friends and others to donate to the RAM Pantry for the 2023 CHP Food Drive, bringing in a generous amount of food totaling 624 pounds.


Class of 2023: Health services student Lesly Alvarez is helping those who came before her
Focusing on gerontology, the immigrant and first-generation college student aims to address disparities facing Hispanic seniors.

