Should age matter in politics? VCU professor discusses ageism in the 2024 presidential election and society
However, some experts argue that these concerns are rooted in ageism rather than fact.
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Class of 2024: Cancer survivor Geoffrey Robb has lived his work
The Navy veteran brings experience and empathy to the classroom and to patient care in clinical radiation sciences.
VCU College of Health Professions earns top rankings by U.S. News and World Report
April 9, 2024
Three programs in Virginia Commonwealth University’s College of Health Professions have received top rankings in the latest U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Schools.
Parrott Lecture series speaker offers rebuke of major U.S. health care players
Donald M. Berwick, M.D., M.P.P., did not mince words on the current state of U.S. health care.
"For the first time in history, overall life expectancy has fallen in this country. There's never been an era where I could have said that," said Berwick, a longstanding member of the Harvard Medical School faculty and former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services appointed by President Barack Obama.
Parrott Lecture brings former CMS administrator, health care improvement scholar Don Berwick to VCU
U.S. and global health care in 2024 is a “citizen in a complex of causes of human suffering” that must be mitigated.
CHP Conversations: Maintaining Wellness and Balance as a Health Professions Student
In this episode of CHP Conversations, Dr. Schultz from the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling discusses how to maintain wellness and balance as a student in the College of Health Professions.
Seven VCU undergraduate students earn federal Gilman scholarships to study abroad this year
Seven Virginia Commonwealth University students have been awarded scholarships through the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program that will allow them to study abroad during the spring, summer and fall of 2024.
CBS6 visits the biomechanics lab to interview Pete Pidcoe and Zach Moore about concussion research
A team of researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Health Professions and College of Engineering are using robotic technology to better understand the long-term impacts that concussions can have on patients. The goal of the project is to develop a model for assessing the level of physical impairment caused by a concussion and how long it takes to recover.
VCU Health hosts community walk to celebrate King's legacy
"Braving temperatures in the mid-20s and a stiff west wind — and launched by the Black Awakening Choir‘s “Faithful, Faithful is Our God” — some 150 people joined in VCU Health‘s community walk to celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Transdisciplinary project is using robotics to advance concussion recovery
A team of researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Health Professions and College of Engineering are using robotic technology to better understand the long-term impacts that concussions can have on patients. The goal of the project is to develop a model for assessing the level of physical impairment caused by a concussion and how long it takes to recover.
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