Every day College of Health Professions students, alumni, faculty and staff do extraordinary things. Read more about our latest achievements below.
With an event designed to celebrate 75 years of educating health care leaders, the VCU College of Health Professions Health Administration Celebration Dinner delivered a clear message: the program’s enduring success is driven by its people.
The VCU College of Health Professions recently received two new safety resources to help protect our community in case of medical emergencies. This is part of a broader initiative by VCU to expand life-saving stations across campus. The goal is to equip VCU community members to be active bystanders should the need arise.
The Virginia Commonwealth University College of Health Professions has received the 2024 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.
The Virginia Geriatric Education Center (VGEC) at Virginia Commonwealth University has recently been awarded a $5 million grant renewal to help address the emerging health needs of this growing population.
When the top combined driving competitors gathered in France this month to vie for the world’s championship, a 35-year College of Health Professions administrator was at the center of the American effort. Selected by US Equestrian as the chef d’équipe, or team manager, Jeff Legg ensured the country’s single-horse drivers were ready to pursue a medal.
VCU’s health administration program celebrates 75 years in 2024.
Ranked third nationally by U.S. News & World Report, it offers pathways to dynamic careers as hospital, clinic, for-profit and nonprofit health care and finance managers, operational officers, Fortune 500 executives, policy experts, consultants and more through four advanced degree programs and two certificate programs.
In pairs, members of the Class of 2027 crossed the Kontos Building stage to accept their white coats – a symbol of their commitment to their future profession as physical therapists.
Christa Mathieu didn’t anticipate the steep learning curve she would face during her summer internship in the Pittsburgh Undergraduate Research Diversity Program at the University of Pittsburgh, but she was happy for the challenge.
Virginia Commonwealth University’s College of Health Professions has named Rev. Marilyn J. D. Barnes, M.P.H., BCC as interim associate dean of inclusive excellence and belonging, effective Sept. 1.
Joe Bamisile, a graduate student at the VCU College of Health Professions and VCU basketball player, was featured on Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association's Patients Come First podcast. Listen to him talk about mental wellness and his development of the mental health app, Maunda.
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