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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.
Class of 2023: Sarah Chwairy embraces the mission of new health services program
College of Health Professions student sees administration and geriatrics as outlets for honoring family.
Kaiser Permanente Northern California Regional President talks environmental sustainability in health care
Owen Plietz, MHA '00 speaks with Health Administration students
Students triumph at prestigious interprofessional case competition
CLARION Case Competition focused on diversity, equity and inclusion in health care.
Two VCU College of Health Professions programs receive top 10 rankings by U.S. News and World Report
Two programs in Virginia Commonwealth University’s College of Health Professions are ranked among the top 10 in the country in the 2023-24 U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings.
CHP faculty member named among 2023 PACME honorees
Alena Hampton, Ph.D., associate dean for Academic Affairs and Student Success and assistant professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling at Virginia Commonwealth University’s College of Health Professions, recently was honored during a ceremony for the VCU Presidential Awards for Community Multicultural Enrichment (PACME).
VCU Health Administration’s Atherly appointed to Perlin Professorship to advance home-hospital research
Established in 2014, this endowed position rotates between those respective departments in the College of Health Professions and School of Medicine.
Stephan Davis to Receive National Award for Teaching Excellence in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Social Justice
Stephan Davis, DNP, MHSA, FACHE, FAAN, has been selected to receive the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA) Teaching Excellence Award for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging (DEIB), and Social Justice, sponsored by the Better Together Executive Healthcare Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Collaborative.
Taiwan health administration students come to Virginia to experience healthcare in America
How does the U.S. healthcare system compare to that of Taiwan? Health administration students from Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Medical University traveled to Virginia in March to find answers and experience the strengths and challenges of healthcare in America.
Virtual VCU worlds used to train, teach and treat in the real one
How researchers and faculty are building virtual reality applications to face society’s grand challenges.
A ‘living legend’ in nurse anesthesia education who gave all to family and nation
Like many in the greatest generation, 15-year-old Herb Watson claimed to be 18 in order to enlist in the U.S. Navy. From 1944 to 1946, he served in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters of World War II from the relative safety of a naval warship.
