Addressing social determinants of health through Medicaid expansion
Featured
28 April

Addressing social determinants of health through Medicaid expansion

An interview with Vanessa B. Sheppard, founding interim dean of the School of Population Health
Featured
03 April

An interview with Vanessa B. Sheppard, founding interim dean of the School of Population Health

VCU’s Project Gabriel holds its first community forum
Featured
22 March

VCU’s Project Gabriel holds its first community forum

Dr. Donna Jackson becomes chair of the AAMC’s National Committee on Student Diversity Affairs
Featured
09 March

Dr. Donna Jackson becomes chair of the AAMC’s National Committee on Student Diversity Affairs

Series on racial equity aims to fill gaps in health equity education
Featured
06 March

Series on racial equity aims to fill gaps in health equity education

Project Gabriel: President’s Special Commission on Slavery and Justice will help VCU reconcile the past with the present
Featured
24 February

Project Gabriel: President’s Special Commission on Slavery and Justice will help VCU reconcile the past with the present

A call for change
Featured
22 February

A call for change

First Black Men in Medicine graduate returns for residency at VCU
Featured
20 February

First Black Men in Medicine graduate returns for residency at VCU

Sparking change ‘from the kids up’
Featured
22 February

Sparking change ‘from the kids up’

Understanding our past
Featured
02 February

Understanding our past

Fourth-year medical student Nicole Ng is dedicated to advancing the field of hepatology for underserved patients
Featured
10 January

Fourth-year medical student Nicole Ng is dedicated to advancing the field of hepatology for underserved patients

Health equity and economic justice, VCU Health podcasts to listen to this MLK Jr. Day
Featured
13 January

Health equity and economic justice, VCU Health podcasts to listen to this MLK Jr. Day

Addressing VCU's historical connections to slavery
Featured
09 December

Addressing VCU's historical connections to slavery

Class of 2022: Four standouts in research training program for underrepresented students earn their doctorates
Featured
09 December

Class of 2022: Four standouts in research training program for underrepresented students earn their doctorates

Serving with a purpose
Featured
21 November

Serving with a purpose

NIH awards $2.4M grant to VCU psychology professor to study racial disparities in pain management
Featured
27 October

NIH awards $2.4M grant to VCU psychology professor to study racial disparities in pain management

East Marshall Street Well Project engages community through film camp, K-12 education and archival research
Featured
24 October

East Marshall Street Well Project engages community through film camp, K-12 education and archival research

Diversity, equity and inclusion at CHoR: A Q&A with our new vice chair
Featured
21 October

Diversity, equity and inclusion at CHoR: A Q&A with our new vice chair

VCU to lead $114 million Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program established by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation
Featured
12 October

VCU to lead $114 million Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program established by the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation

Advocacy in medicine
Featured
23 September

Advocacy in medicine

Deirdre Cooper Owens and Michelle Browder to deliver keynotes at first Racial Equity Symposium
Featured
16 September

Deirdre Cooper Owens and Michelle Browder to deliver keynotes at first Racial Equity Symposium

Boards vote to reinforce commitment to DEI, apologize to family of Bruce Tucker
Featured
16 September

Boards vote to reinforce commitment to DEI, apologize to family of Bruce Tucker

‘Life-changing’ fellowship introduces undergraduates to cardiology, medical research
Featured
19 August

‘Life-changing’ fellowship introduces undergraduates to cardiology, medical research

VCU School of Education team develops statewide DEI training to educate those who work with individuals with disabilities
Featured
17 August

VCU School of Education team develops statewide DEI training to educate those who work with individuals with disabilities

Alumna’s passion propels her from practice to policy … and back
Featured
15 August

Alumna’s passion propels her from practice to policy … and back

Prestigious NIH grant sets up neuroscience Ph.D. student for continued success
Featured
12 August

Prestigious NIH grant sets up neuroscience Ph.D. student for continued success

IExcel Education increases access to new and emerging diversity, equity and inclusion conversations
Featured
09 August

IExcel Education increases access to new and emerging diversity, equity and inclusion conversations

Scholar on Minority Serving Institutions: VCU’s new status marks ‘an opportunity for active reflection’
Featured
18 July

Scholar on Minority Serving Institutions: VCU’s new status marks ‘an opportunity for active reflection’

NIH awards $3M to VCU to develop researchers in women’s health
Featured
14 July

NIH awards $3M to VCU to develop researchers in women’s health

Striving for mental health equity
SOM Discoveries
14 July

Striving for mental health equity

Arts for Hearts: Helping heart health through painting
Featured
17 June

Arts for Hearts: Helping heart health through painting

Celebrating and reflecting on Juneteenth
Message from the Dean
17 June

Celebrating and reflecting on Juneteenth

SOM Pride: Building community through visibility
Featured
22 June

SOM Pride: Building community through visibility

Dr. Adam Lang receives Public Service Award from the American Thoracic Society
SOM Discoveries
22 June

Dr. Adam Lang receives Public Service Award from the American Thoracic Society

Juneteenth: A reading list
Featured
15 June

Juneteenth: A reading list

VCU Health promotes diversity, equity and inclusion with pronoun pins
Featured
08 June

VCU Health promotes diversity, equity and inclusion with pronoun pins

School of Medicine Hooding Ceremony Speaker
Message from the Dean
27 March

School of Medicine Hooding Ceremony Speaker

12th & Marshall, Spring 2022 issue
12th & Marshall
02 June

12th & Marshall, Spring 2022 issue

Embracing adversity and cultivating empathy: Alumnus inspires medical graduates
Featured
19 May

Embracing adversity and cultivating empathy: Alumnus inspires medical graduates

Words of wisdom
SOM Discoveries
09 May

Words of wisdom

Honoring a historic time in medicine by helping future surgeons
Gifts at work
28 April

Honoring a historic time in medicine by helping future surgeons

Alumnae expand VCU’s ability to train physicians for rural areas
Featured
20 April

Alumnae expand VCU’s ability to train physicians for rural areas

Massey director honored with $100 million fellowship in his name: The Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program
Featured
13 April

Massey director honored with $100 million fellowship in his name: The Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program

Black maternal health: How to have a healthy pregnancy
Featured
12 April

Black maternal health: How to have a healthy pregnancy

Celebrating Women's History Month with Dr. Marcelle Davis
Featured
31 March

Celebrating Women's History Month with Dr. Marcelle Davis

Mother and daughter share passion for emergency medicine and their alma mater
Featured
30 March

Mother and daughter share passion for emergency medicine and their alma mater

Stand Up To Cancer and Southeastern cancer centers fight racial inequities in lung cancer
Featured
15 March

Stand Up To Cancer and Southeastern cancer centers fight racial inequities in lung cancer

Breaking barriers
Featured
23 February

Breaking barriers

Personal connection at the heart of Equity in Cardiovascular Health Outcomes Lab
SOM Discoveries
17 February

Personal connection at the heart of Equity in Cardiovascular Health Outcomes Lab

Discussion about racial reckoning at Monticello one of the highlights for Black History Month at VCU
Featured
31 January

Discussion about racial reckoning at Monticello one of the highlights for Black History Month at VCU

Wright Center targets inequities in colorectal cancer screenings
Research News
29 November

Wright Center targets inequities in colorectal cancer screenings

First Wright Center faculty scholar in health disparities targets inequities in cancer screenings
Featured
19 November

First Wright Center faculty scholar in health disparities targets inequities in cancer screenings

Massey ‘Wunderkind’ reflects on winding road to cancer disparities research
Research News
17 November

Massey ‘Wunderkind’ reflects on winding road to cancer disparities research

A look at the lasting effects of exclusion and segregation for Black Americans in Northern Virginia
Featured
16 November

A look at the lasting effects of exclusion and segregation for Black Americans in Northern Virginia

Driving excellence through belonging
School news
04 November

Driving excellence through belonging

Medical student shares how their involvement with LGBTQIA+ community will shape their practice
Student news
29 October

Medical student shares how their involvement with LGBTQIA+ community will shape their practice

Cancer center and neighboring HBCU receive $1.7M to increase health equity and research pipeline diversity
Research News
21 October

Cancer center and neighboring HBCU receive $1.7M to increase health equity and research pipeline diversity

Massey director honored with inaugural health equity award
Featured
21 October

Massey director honored with inaugural health equity award

Group works to bridge gap between Latino community and COVID-19 information
12 October

Group works to bridge gap between Latino community and COVID-19 information

Imposter syndrome in medical and graduate students: Strategies to expose the real imposter
01 October

Imposter syndrome in medical and graduate students: Strategies to expose the real imposter

‘This is sacred ground’: Panels commemorate 19th-century human remains found in an MCV Campus well
Featured
24 September

‘This is sacred ground’: Panels commemorate 19th-century human remains found in an MCV Campus well

‘Dream team’: How a new grant will help Massey Cancer Center tackle racial inequities in lung cancer
22 September

‘Dream team’: How a new grant will help Massey Cancer Center tackle racial inequities in lung cancer

Essays project envisions an equitable future for Richmond
15 September

Essays project envisions an equitable future for Richmond

VCU launches Office of Health Equity
14 September

VCU launches Office of Health Equity

Connections are key to alumnus’ career path
Alumni achievements and news
16 December

Connections are key to alumnus’ career path

Anatomy alumnus draws on personal experience to prepare future rural physicians
Alumni achievements and news
16 December

Anatomy alumnus draws on personal experience to prepare future rural physicians

Distinguished epidemiologist joins VCU School of Medicine and Massey Cancer Center
Faculty honors and news
31 August

Distinguished epidemiologist joins VCU School of Medicine and Massey Cancer Center

Pancreatic cancer trials are no more diverse now than over a decade ago
Research News
17 August

Pancreatic cancer trials are no more diverse now than over a decade ago

Community advocates and health care providers connect on LGBTQIA+ disparities
12 August

Community advocates and health care providers connect on LGBTQIA+ disparities

Event on LGBTQIA+ health to bring researchers and community members together
06 August

Event on LGBTQIA+ health to bring researchers and community members together

VCU School of Medicine’s OUTlist
06 August

VCU School of Medicine’s OUTlist

Researchers envision better health interventions for men who have sex with men
Research News
03 August

Researchers envision better health interventions for men who have sex with men

Pandemic drives largest decrease in U.S. life expectancy since 1943
Research News
23 June

Pandemic drives largest decrease in U.S. life expectancy since 1943

Juneteenth and Reflections from the Past, Opportunities for a More Equitable Future
Message from the Dean
17 June

Juneteenth and Reflections from the Past, Opportunities for a More Equitable Future

Commemoration to Action
08 June

Commemoration to Action

A Year of Firsts: Reflections on our School’s DEI Journey
27 May

A Year of Firsts: Reflections on our School’s DEI Journey

A Walk in My Shoes: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
25 May

A Walk in My Shoes: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Black and Latinx surgeons continue to hit glass ceiling in America
05 May

Black and Latinx surgeons continue to hit glass ceiling in America

Patrick Nana-Sinkam, M.D., joins national committees focused on inclusivity and career development
31 March

Patrick Nana-Sinkam, M.D., joins national committees focused on inclusivity and career development

Equity scholarships propel pipeline programs to next level
24 February

Equity scholarships propel pipeline programs to next level

Marcelle Davis, DSL, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at VCU
11 February

Marcelle Davis, DSL, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at VCU

Earned under pressure, medical degree opened doors for one of the medical school’s first African American graduates
03 February

Earned under pressure, medical degree opened doors for one of the medical school’s first African American graduates

Examining Equity in Education
02 February

Examining Equity in Education

Two VCU grads named to list of inspiring Black scientists
02 February

Two VCU grads named to list of inspiring Black scientists

Addressing Systemic Racism through Health Prevention
02 February

Addressing Systemic Racism through Health Prevention

Addressing health care disparities: Speakers advocate for greater inclusion
25 January

Addressing health care disparities: Speakers advocate for greater inclusion

Bringing needed care to medically underserved communities
08 January

Bringing needed care to medically underserved communities

Massey awarded grant focused on addressing systemic race-related barriers that contribute to disparities in care among Black men and women with cancer
24 November

Massey awarded grant focused on addressing systemic race-related barriers that contribute to disparities in care among Black men and women with cancer

DEI Milestones: Formation of our School of Medicine’s First Inclusion Council
19 November

DEI Milestones: Formation of our School of Medicine’s First Inclusion Council

“We’ve got work to do”: Health Equity series explores lung disease disparities
13 November

“We’ve got work to do”: Health Equity series explores lung disease disparities

Promoting Equity for Women in Academic Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach
12 November

Promoting Equity for Women in Academic Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach

Veterans Day 2020
11 November

Veterans Day 2020

Considering our place in the world, overcoming limits and transforming our communities
06 November

Considering our place in the world, overcoming limits and transforming our communities

VCU’s Call Me By My Name initiative promotes inclusion
04 November

VCU’s Call Me By My Name initiative promotes inclusion

‘I wanted to be the best’
04 November

‘I wanted to be the best’

Staying focused to overcome prejudice and achieve career goals
30 October

Staying focused to overcome prejudice and achieve career goals

Camaraderie, encouragement at core of student-led Black Men in Medicine
29 October

Camaraderie, encouragement at core of student-led Black Men in Medicine

Celebrating Global Diversity Awareness Month with the inaugural SOM DEI lecture
28 October

Celebrating Global Diversity Awareness Month with the inaugural SOM DEI lecture

‘Find your resilience’: Patrick Nana-Sinkam talks about his career in medicine and training the next generation in challenging times
27 October

‘Find your resilience’: Patrick Nana-Sinkam talks about his career in medicine and training the next generation in challenging times

Pursuing social justice through a career in science
23 October

Pursuing social justice through a career in science

VCU joins national project to advance health research for all
22 October

VCU joins national project to advance health research for all

Understanding the importance of representation
20 October

Understanding the importance of representation

Pediatrician alumna wants her patients to know their dreams aren’t out of reach
12 October

Pediatrician alumna wants her patients to know their dreams aren’t out of reach

Racism, challenging the status quo and achieving her dream job
02 October

Racism, challenging the status quo and achieving her dream job

VCU Massey challenges Virginians to take a stand against health disparities
23 September

VCU Massey challenges Virginians to take a stand against health disparities

VCU Board of Visitors votes to de-commemorate buildings named for Confederates
18 September

VCU Board of Visitors votes to de-commemorate buildings named for Confederates

'Symbolism matters': A look at the future of commemorations at VCU
14 September

'Symbolism matters': A look at the future of commemorations at VCU

Medical Students Gain Insight into the Past to Understand Inequities of the Present
04 September

Medical Students Gain Insight into the Past to Understand Inequities of the Present

What should happen next on Monument Avenue?
03 September

What should happen next on Monument Avenue?

Our search begins for a permanent senior associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion and other DEI news
24 August

Our search begins for a permanent senior associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion and other DEI news

Massey doctoral student receives NCI funding to examine racial disparities in follow-up care among breast cancer survivors [PDF]
03 August

Massey doctoral student receives NCI funding to examine racial disparities in follow-up care among breast cancer survivors [PDF]

Massey researchers expand statewide health disparities study to include COVID-19
31 July

Massey researchers expand statewide health disparities study to include COVID-19

Dr. Kevin Harris named interim and inaugural senior associate dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the School of Medicine
10 July

Dr. Kevin Harris named interim and inaugural senior associate dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the School of Medicine

Study: Opioid treatment for pregnant women has increased but racial inequities exist
18 June

Study: Opioid treatment for pregnant women has increased but racial inequities exist

An expanded pipeline equips and empowers underrepresented students
SOM Discoveries
27 May

An expanded pipeline equips and empowers underrepresented students

Mural inspired by a VCU student’s doctoral dissertation brings a public health topic to life
School news
27 April

Mural inspired by a VCU student’s doctoral dissertation brings a public health topic to life

Latinx Heritage Month Events
23 September

Latinx Heritage Month Events

VCU health inequities researcher uses her hard-earned influence to support others
Featured
08 March

VCU health inequities researcher uses her hard-earned influence to support others