College of Health Professions among top 50 for NIH research funding
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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 Rehab Counseling and VCU Athletics partnership helps student-athletes navigate life beyond sport
VCU men’s basketball redshirt player Martin Carrere has a clear vision of his future.
Celebrating the impact of scholarships
This month, scholarship recipients met with and thanked some of the donors who have changed their lives through support of VCU Health Sciences students at the annual MCV Campus Endowed Scholarship Brunch.
Alum encourages more lab professionals with scholarship
Science always came easy to Lisa M. Pinkney, D.M.
The analytics, the formulas — she loved it all, especially when she applied it to the science of the human body, and in particular, blood.
VCU College of Health Professions receives nearly $1M grant to establish elder justice shelter
February 11, 2025 - A team of researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University’s College of Health Professions will receive nearly $1 million over the next two years to establish the Greater Richmond Elder Justice Shelter Initiative. The award is funded by the Administration for Community Living (ACL) Elder Justice Innovation Grants program to support six organizations nationwide in addressing the need for shelters for older adults experiencing mistreatment.
Nurse Anesthesia alumna joins as new Director of Southwest Operations
As a first-year nursing student, Crystal Hunnicutt, DNAP, CRNA, decided to change her career track and become a nurse anesthetist. The trouble was, however, that she was in Southwest Virginia and didn’t have the resources — or want — to relocate elsewhere.
CHP Dean reflects on first 100 days: “Our Strength is Our People”
Commitment to community, a positive culture, inclusive excellence & belonging, and championing one another, were among some of the most celebrated themes described by Amy Darragh, Ph.D., dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Health Professions, during a reflection of her first 100 days in the role.
Class of 2024: In the language of Afghan patients, Marjan Habib supports their mental health
Master's degree graduate from VCU College of Health Professions counseling program is serving her community in Northern Virginia.
Working later in life a ‘lifesaver’ for some, a drag for others
Tracey Gendron, Ph.D., chair and professor of Gerontology and executive director of the Virginia Center on Aging, recently was quoted in a Washington Post article about working later in life.
100 People to Meet in 2025: Impact Makers - Meet Annie Rhodes
Annie Rhodes is the Director of the Virginia Memory Project and has been named one of 100 people to meet in 2025!
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