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