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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.
VCU Health Administration’s Atherly appointed to Perlin Professorship to advance home-hospital research
Established in 2014, this endowed position rotates between those respective departments in the College of Health Professions and School of Medicine.
Stephan Davis to Receive National Award for Teaching Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Social Justice
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.
Taiwan health administration students come to Virginia to experience healthcare in America
How does the U.S. healthcare system compare to that of Taiwan? Health administration students from Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Medical University traveled to Virginia in March to find answers and experience the strengths and challenges of healthcare in America.
Virtual VCU worlds used to train, teach and treat in the real one
How researchers and faculty are building virtual reality applications to face society’s grand challenges.
A ‘living legend’ in nurse anesthesia education who gave all to family and nation
Like many in the greatest generation, 15-year-old Herb Watson claimed to be 18 in order to enlist in the U.S. Navy. From 1944 to 1946, he served in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters of World War II from the relative safety of a naval warship.
Jennifer Pryor Selected as one of the Top 50 Women Leaders of Virginia for 2023
Jennifer Pryor is the Graduate Program Director for the Department of Gerontology at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Network to develop long-term care COVID-19 treatment, infection prevention best practices
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.
Paula Song named interim dean of the VCU College of Health Professions
Song’s appointment will be effective July 1. She will succeed Susan Parish, who recently was named president of Mercy College.
Arnethea Sutton, Ph.D. in health related sciences alum, selected for National Cancer Institute Early Investigator Advancement Program
Sutton, a VCU alum, is an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences.
Study: Eliminating Graduate Record Exam (GRE) in Admissions Drives Diversity
Eliminating the requirement of the standardized GRE (Graduate Record Exam) test and shifting to more holistic admissions review process is helping to diversify the pool of students entering the VCU Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) program.
