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VCU School of Medicine Students REACH 4 Ghana

This summer, seven students from the VCU School of Medicine traveled to Ghana in West Africa. They made the journey because they wanted to see, hear and experience global health — things they wouldn’t be able to extract from a book held in their hands here in Richmond.

A Community Effort: Raising Funds and Hope for ALS Patients and Families

Despite hopes that the difficulties he began feeling in his hands weren’t symptoms of ALS, Bobby Quinn was diagnosed with the disease on April 3, 2017.

Since that time, Bobby and the community around him have been working to raise funds for ALS patient care, research and family support.

A Nurse’s Gift: From the Beginnings of Massey to Leaving a Legacy at the Cancer Center

Tina Bachas, who began working alongside Walter Lawrence Jr., M.D., in the 1960s and 1970s in the service area that became VCU Massey Cancer Center, has established the Tina L. Bachas Nursing Research Award with her husband.

Personalized Medicine at its Finest

During Cancer Immunotherapy Month, we’re looking back at an article from NEXT Magazine about CAR T-cell therapy, a new type of immunotherapy that VCU Massey Cancer Center was the first in Virginia to provide.

Honoring MCV Campus Leaders and Trailblazers

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.

On June 3, we gathered again at the Country Club of Virginia to celebrate these changemakers among us.

How Augmented Reality Helped VCU Health Surgeons Save a College Student’s Life

Only at an academic health facility like VCU Health can faculty, surgeons and students from pharmacy, medicine and engineering work together to accomplish such goals.

Anchoring a Vital Resource

Two years and nine months of lifesaving care at VCU Health following a traumatic accident inspired Joyce and Rich Johnson to make a very big announcement this May -- $1 million to support and name the surgical trauma intensive care unit at VCU Health.

The Relief of a Diagnosis

During Lyme Disease Awareness Month, we’re revisiting a story from NEXT magazine about life-changing research happening on the MCV Campus at VCU Health that is giving hope to those who suffer from the disease.

The average Lyme disease patient sees five doctors over two years before they finally find a diagnosis — Craig Suro is one of those patients.

MCV Society Celebrates Lasting Legacies

We were proud this spring to again honor one of VCU Health’s most generous groups, the MCV Society. This year, the deep tradition of the MCV Campus converged with an ultramodern backdrop as we celebrated in VCU’s Institute for Contemporary Art.

Rare Complication Meets its Match at VCU Health

VCU Health cardiothoracic surgeons, rehabilitation therapists and one strong patient beat the odds. Today, Ed Prestemon is back to doing the things he loves.

The MCV Campus is a Springboard, and Grads are Saying ‘Thank You’

As Charlie Teaters' 40-year Reunion approached this year, he made the decision to give back to the school that gave him so much. He said the reasons he was so excited to return to campus for Reunion Weekend were the same reasons he decided to make a gift.

College of Health Professions Cuts Ribbon to its Future

Over the past two years, we have joined our colleagues at the VCU College of Health Professions in celebrating their groundbreaking and topping-off ceremonies for their new 154,000-square-foot education and research facility. This March we helped cut the ribbon.
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