Every day College of Health Professions students, alumni, faculty and staff do extraordinary things. Read more about our latest achievements below.
Alena Hampton, Ph.D., associate dean for Academic Affairs and Student Success and assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling at Virginia Commonwealth University’s College of Health Professions, recently was honored during a ceremony for the VCU Presidential Awards for Community Multicultural Enrichment (PACME).
Adam Atherly, Ph.D., who joined the VCU Department of Health Administration last year, has been named Seymour and Ruth Perlin Professor of Health Administration and Internal Medicine. Established in 2014, this endowed position rotates between those respective departments in the College of Health Professions and School of Medicine.
Stephan Davis, DNP, MHSA, FACHE, FAAN, has been selected to receive the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) Teaching Excellence Award for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging (DEIB), and Social Justice, sponsored by the Better Together Executive Healthcare Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Collaborative.
Across VCU's campuses, instructors, researchers and clinicians have turned to virtual reality (VR) for teaching, training and patient care.
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Jennifer Pryor was selected as one of the Top 50 Women Leaders of Virginia for 2023. She is the Graduate Program Director for the Department of Gerontology at Virginia Commonwealth University. She also serves as the Co-Director for the NAB-accredited assisted living administration specialty area within the Master of Science in Gerontology program where she is an instructor, advisor, and supervisor to students who are in pursuit of their license as an assisted living administrator. At the undergraduate level, Jennifer serves as the Director of Service Learning for the Bachelor of Science in Health Services program in the College of Health Professions where she also teaches and works with students to develop their skills in healthcare management. Finally, at the national level, Jennifer serves as the Vice Chair of the Education Committee with the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB). To support her work in all of these roles, Jennifer maintains a valid Virginia License in Assisted Living Administration.
Paula Song is the Richard M. Bracken Chair and professor of health administration in VCU’s College of Health Professions. She joined VCU in 2020, after serving as program director for the residential master’s program in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a research associate at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research.
A network of long-term care medical directors and clinicians will develop best practices around COVID-19 treatments and infection prevention guidelines for senior living communities, nursing homes and other congregate care settings in Virginia.
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