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Annual Report 2016-17

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Year in review

June 2017

Marlon Levy, M.D.

VCU Health performs 5,000th transplant procedure Read more »
Front-facing view of the Childrens Hospital building

Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University named one of nation’s best children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report Read more »

May 2017

Five children on a playground ride

Asthma program helps Richmond families, earns EPA recognition Read more »
The Taiwo sextuplets in beds at the neonatal intensive care unit

Sextuplets successfully delivered at VCU Medical Center Read more »

April 2017

JD Drasbek, Marsha Rappley, M.D., Michael Rao, Ph.D., Cecil B. Drain, Ph.D., Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Delegate S. Chris Jones; and Harry Thalhimer holding shovels in a container of soil

School of Allied Health Professions breaks ground on new state-of-the-art facility Read more »
Alfred Durham and Michel Aboutanos, M.D., standing on top of building with the city in the background

VCU, Richmond Police create intervention program to reduce youth violence Read more »
Three hopital emloyees rushing a patient through hopital halls

VCU School of Medicine recognized for innovative leadership, commitment to improving patient safety Read more »

March 2017

The Egyptian building

VCU Health nationally recognized for exemplary graduate medical education program Read more »
Close-up of a printed page with the word schizophrenia highlighted in pink

VCU researchers receive $2.1 million grant to investigate genetic markers for schizophrenia Read more »

February 2017

Oluyinka Olutoye M.D., Ph.D., holding a girl in a blue dress

Alumnus traveled to the U.S. from Nigeria to fulfill dream of becoming a doctor Read more »

January 2017

Close-up of bare feet on a scale

VCU research suggests possible protective effects of obesity for heart failure Read more »
Mildred Thomas stands with Dennis Rivet and the medical team who treated her when she suffered a stroke at VCU Medical Center.

Stroke survivor was ‘in the right place at the right time with the right people’ Read more »
A man in a lab coat gestering towards various pieces of medical equipment

Bridge between scientists and engineers sets stage for medical technologies, jobs Read more »

December 2016

Kimberly Nelson, DNP, posing in front of posters of her research

Inaugural Langston Quality Scholars present their findings Read more »
Abigail Oyelayo in a laboratory holding lab containers

VCU School of Medicine hosts international biomedical sciences students for 30th year Read more »
Three young children sitting on modified battery-operated ride-on cars

Go Baby Go program gives children with mobile impairment a new independence Read more »

November 2016

Linda Meloy, M.D.

VCU School of Medicine offers certification credit through ABMS Portfolio Program Read more »

Chief of hepatology shares recipe for success as a HCV, kidney disease investigator Read more »

October 2016

New regional rehabilitation hospital planned in partnership with Sheltering Arms Read more »

VCU receives nearly $6M grant to advance youth violence prevention strategies Read more »

September 2016

VCU launches $750M Make It Real Campaign for VCU Read more »

VCU Health produces inaugural Community Engagement Report Read more »

New study links America’s health to social, economic and environmental factors Read more »

Chemistry professor’s study finds promise in new class of anti-cancer drugs Read more »

August 2016

Medical students travel to Ecuador to help with emergent care Read more »

VCU Medical Center Medical Psychiatry Unit earns prestigious nursing award Read more »

Chronic pancreatitis patient says VCU Health is the way to go for surgery Read more »

July 2016

SON receives $800,000 grant to increase nurses in community-based clinics Read more »

VCU Health named to 2016 Most Wired list Read more »

VCU Medical Center ranked No. 1 hospital in the Richmond metro area Read more »

VCU radiologist developed techniques to increase prostate cancer detection Read more »