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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.
Introducing the College of Health Professions alumni engagement officer
Get to know Joy Gilchrist: Fun facts and more


VCU Department of Health Administration Partners with School of Nursing and Professional Associations for National Nurses Month Webinar
The VCU Department of Health Administration will host its first-ever National Nurses Month webinar in partnership with the National Association for Health Services Executives (N.A.H.S.E.), the professional society for Black healthcare leaders, the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA), and the VCU School of Nursing.


Longtime CHP staff member honored during VCU Annual Service Awards
Beth Williamson Ayers receives President’s Award of Excellence


Should age matter in politics? VCU professor discusses ageism in the 2024 presidential election and society
Gerontologist Tracey Gendron, director of the Virginia Center on Aging, says a candidate’s age doesn’t define their ability to serve in office.


VCU College of Health Professions earns top rankings by U.S. News and World Report
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.


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.


Parrott Lecture series speaker offers rebuke of major U.S. health care players
Don Berwick, M.D., M.P.P., renowned leader in health care quality and cost control, underscores importance of collaborative efforts in addressing population health issues – and those he believes are holding it back


Parrott Lecture brings former CMS administrator, health care improvement scholar Don Berwick to VCU
Obama-era Medicare/Medicaid chief, Harvard Medical faculty member, will share importance of aims, quality improvement, and examples of community cooperation at March 21 lecture


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
Congratulations to Aseel Packry, a sophomore Honors College student from Sudan (and now in Richmond) who is majoring in medical laboratory sciences in the College of Health Professions.

