COVID-19 update
To the VCU and VCU Health Communities, VCU and VCU Health continue to monitor and plan for the spread of the COVID-19 virus. As of now, there are no confirmed cases in our community or in Virginia. We remain in close contact with the Virginia Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and […]
PACME Awards 2020: Call for nominations
To the VCU and VCU Health System Communities: Virginia Commonwealth University proudly champions diversity and inclusion as a core value, and engages in initiatives that create and nurture a dynamic and inclusive learning environment in which individuals of differing cultural backgrounds, identities, abilities and life experiences are embraced, engaged and empowered to drive excellence and […]
VCU Health’s mission
VCU Health’s mission statement clearly sets our goals for us as a place dedicated to providing high-quality care to all who come to us seeking care and treatment: We preserve and restore health for all people of Virginia and beyond through innovation in service, research, and education. And, an environment that is respectful is the […]
VCU will lead $50M study of traumatic brain injuries in military personnel
Dear VCU and VCU Health colleagues, It is our pleasure to announce that the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs awarded Virginia Commonwealth University a $50 million grant to oversee a national research consortium of universities, hospitals and clinics that will study the long-term impacts of mild traumatic brain injuries on service members and veterans. Dr. David X. […]
An inspiring start to the new year
Dear VCU community, Welcome back! Our new academic year is off to an inspiring start. I was pleased to join many of you at Ram Camp, Move-In Day, New Student Convocation, and several other events throughout the first week. And already, you have renewed my energy and given me a glimpse of the many ways […]
VCU is all heart
We performed the 16th heart transplant in human history more than half century ago. And we continue to be on the front lines of the war against mankind’s greatest killer. Every year, about 630,000 Americans die of heart disease. That’s a staggering number. To put it in tragic perspective, that’s like losing the entire […]
