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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.
New Health Administration faculty leader aims to produce graduates who cultivate an environment of belonging for all people
The College welcomes Stephan Davis, DNP, MHSA, FACHE, an award-winning healthcare leader and educator, as the new assistant dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion; and executive director of inclusive leadership education in the Department of Health Administration.
New director named for Virginia Center on Aging
Tracey Gendron, Ph.D., has been appointed executive director of the Virginia Center on Aging (VCoA).
Study to develop new measure of prosthesis awareness in individuals with lower limb loss
Benjamin Darter’s project — funded by a $1.97 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense — focuses on ways to improve the understanding of a prosthesis user’s mobility.
Class of 2021: Growing up in a refugee camp fueled in Khada Dulal a desire to help others
A lack of medical care during childhood at a Beldangi refugee camp in Nepal pushed Virginia Commonwealth University student Khada Dulal to pursue advanced credentials in medicine.
Distinguishing chronic low back pain in young adults
Peter Pidcoe Ph.D., D.P.T., Alexander Stamenkovic, Susanne M. Van der Veen, and James Thomas Ph.D., D.P.T., published a paper discussing distinguishing chronic low back pain in young adults.
VCU College of Health Professions to host fall food drive
The VCU College of Health Professions will hold a food drive from Nov. 15 to Dec. 3 to benefit the VCU Ram Pantry. The mission of Ram Pantry is to ensure food security, human dignity and well-being on campus by providing in-need VCU students with food.
National Spiritual Care Week recognizes spiritual caregivers
This year’s theme to focus on advancing spiritual care through research
Antimicrobial wipes in health care: How effective are they?
VCU researchers are studying the effectiveness of two types of antimicrobial wipes to prevent the spread of infections.
New Associate Dean of Finance and Administration
Virginia Commonwealth University’s College of Health Professions has named Aaron Lyvers as the new associate dean of finance and administration. He began his new role Oct. 1.
Introducing “The Write Track,” an online community writing space for faculty
VCU Faculty now have a space as a community to support one another in advancing writing projects, grants, book proposals, performances or exhibits, and much more with “The Write Track.”
