Education

Grateful patients, students and colleagues work together to endow a chair and honor esteemed neurosurgeon Dr. Harry Young. 

This news is sure to bring a smile to your face! Richmond magazine released its annual list of Top Dentists, and the MCV Campus can celebrate an overwhelming presence on the list.

Each year, the MCV Foundation Board of Trustees honors people who have made significant contributions to the world-class patient care, research and education that VCU Health delivers right here in our community.

We spoke with several VCU Health nurses who are graduates of the VCU School of Nursing and are playing a critical role during this health crisis. They trained in our community and are now saving lives in our community thanks to their dedication and their incredible nursing training.

Dr. Venitz has inspired and mentored many VCU School of Pharmacy students over his decades of teaching. This year, many of them have given back to establish a scholarship in his honor.

Emerging research suggests that chronic inflammation may be linked to the buildup of cellular debris that causes neurological dysfunction in Alzheimer’s patients. Armed with that knowledge, one VCU Health researcher is exploring how to disrupt inflammation responses and develop treatments for Alzheimer's.

Read more about our inspiring medical students and graduates who are on their way to becoming the top docs of tomorrow. 

The MCV Campus Endowed Scholarship Brunch has been an opportunity for scholarship donors and recipients to meet, say thank you, discuss past and future careers, and sometimes make lifelong connections. While it didn’t take place this spring, the impact and generosity of scholarship donors is still quite remarkable and worthy of praise.

A combined $5.5 million gift from William E. Conway Jr. and his wife Joanne will allow the VCU School of Nursing to provide partial and full scholarships to one-third of its undergraduate students.

David Sarrett, D.M.D., dean of the VCU School of Dentistry, and his wife Beth announced their estate plans include support to endow a chair in general dentistry in an effort to ensure that future generations of dentistry students learn from the most talented faculty.

The partnership helps improve medical education and advance the clinical health and well-being in the community by addressing and solving problems through art and design.