Dr. Anika Hines wins 2023 Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
Dr. Hines was honored along with 6 other faculty members at VCU’s Annual Faculty Convocation on September 6, 2023. Commitment – to students, service and research – was celebrated Wednesday at Virginia Commonwealth University’s 41st annual Faculty Convocation. In an afternoon ceremony highlighting seven educators and researchers for excellence, VCU President Michael Rao, Ph.D., emphasized […]
Dr. Anika Hines selected as Blick Scholar for her work to advance health equity
Five Virginia Commonwealth University junior faculty members were recently selected as Blick Scholars, a prestigious recognition that funds their innovative medical research. The five new Blick Scholars are: “The Blick Scholar award is a premier recognition for those junior faculty members who have been exceptionally successful in research,” said Marlon Levy, M.D., interim senior vice […]
HBP Ph.D. Student selected as Public Voice Fellow for AcademyHealth
Guleer Shahab, M.P.H selected as Public Voice Fellow for AcademyHealth By Quin Elliott Guleer Shahab, a doctoral student in Healthcare Policy and Research with VCU’s Department of Health Behavior and Policy, has been selected as one of 20 Public Voice Fellows for Academy Health, a leading national organization for health services researchGuleer’s faculty advisor Dr. […]
Vanessa Sheppard, Ph.D. named the American Cancer Society’s Researcher of the Year
By Quin Elliott Vanessa Sheppard, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Population and Public Health Strategic Initiatives in the Office of the VP for Health Sciences and former HBP chair, has been named the American Cancer Society’s Researcher of the Year. This prestigious award recognizes her outstanding contributions to cancer research, advocacy, and policy, as well […]
Dr. Vanessa Sheppard promoted to Associate Vice President for Population and Public Health Strategic Initiatives
Vanessa Sheppard Ph.D. will be stepping away to take on a new role within the university Dr. Vanessa Sheppard will be stepping away from her role as HBP Department Chair after being selected as the Associate Vice President for Population and Public Health Strategic Initiatives in the Office of the VP for Health Sciences. Dr. […]
Study: Virginia Medicaid expansion increased financial security for enrollees
Chesterfield resident Geneva Gordon was forced to file for bankruptcy after receiving a $21,000 hospital bill for a reconstructive wrist surgery while uninsured. Leaving her previous job left her without insurance, living paycheck to paycheck and constantly worrying about getting sick and adding to her growing medical debt. Gordon has since enrolled in Medicaid, which […]
Leaders discuss key strategies to payment parity in Virginia health care
Leaders from various health care silos discussed potential strategies to increase payment parity at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Virtual Colloquium Addressing Health Equity last week. A 2019 survey from the Virginia Center for Health Innovation found over 55% of surveyed adults in Virginia experienced health care affordability hardships in the last one to two years prior to the […]
Addictions and contradictions
Access to substance abuse treatment has expanded in Virginia, yet overdose deaths continue to rise BY THARON GIDDENS AUGUST 26, 2021 Expand Courtesy Jonathan Gonzalez, Unsplash Photo by Jonathan Gonzalez via Unsplash The impact of overdose deaths in the commonwealth is chronicled in reports from the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office of the Virginia Department of Health. A report […]
Report: Virginia has significantly expanded access to treatment services through Medicaid
Participation in Virginia’s Addiction and Recovery Treatment Services benefit increased 79% between 2018 and 2019, according to a new report led by VCU researchers. (Getty Images) VCU researchers report a 79% increase in Virginia Medicaid members receiving services between 2018 and 2019 — a result of both Medicaid expansion and an increase in treatment services […]
Despite delayed response, patients with cirrhosis gain significant protection from COVID-19 vaccination
A study published July 13 in JAMA Internal Medicine shows for the first time that people with cirrhosis who receive an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine gain important protection against hospitalization and death related to the virus. At the same time, however, the vaccines offer less protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection and take longer to take effect in this population […]
