Thank you for joining us to celebrating the hard work and achievements of VCU School of Medicine’s certificate, M.S. and Ph.D. graduates at the 2025 advanced degree recognition ceremony.

When
Friday, May 9th, 2025, 11 a.m. - noon
Where
Kontos Medical Sciences Building, Auditorium

A recording of the livestream of the ceremony is available below.

The School of Medicine is very pleased to recognize the recipients of more than 250 departmental, school, university and national awards. Our graduate students have once again proven themselves to be outstanding!

2024-25 Advanced Degree Ceremony Program Booklet

2024-2025 Graduates by the Numbers

Ph.D.

24 Graduates
6 Programs

M.S.

40 Graduates
11 Programs

Certificate

48 Graduates
3 Programs

Departments Represented

Anatomy and Neurobiology
Cellular, Molecular and Genetic Medicine
Microbiology and Immunology
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Radiation Oncology

Awards and Honors

National academic awards

22

VCU academic awards

26

School of Medicine academic awards

32

School of Medicine travel awards

42

Our graduates in the news

Student Life

From the lab to the runway: Ph.D. candidate finds confidence through research

Tue, Jan 21, '25

Student Life

Class of 2024: Joey Picone explores the neuroscience of addiction

Fri, Dec 13, '24

Faculty Success

VCU Alcohol Research Center is awarded an NIH grant to fund research training on the ‘most dangerous drug in the world’

Mon, Jul 24, '23

Affiliated Article

More than ever, startups at VCU are turning ideas into businesses

Tue, Jul 11, '23

Affiliated Article

Nine Honors Students, Recent Alums Named Fulbright Semifinalists

Thu, Feb 9, '23

Affiliated Article

How do bones change in outer space? This chemistry major is doing research to find out

Thu, Apr 14, '22

Affiliated Article

Summer 2022 Undergraduate Research Fellows

Thu, Jun 2, '22

Affiliated Article

Prestigious fellowship supports neuroscience student’s research in traumatic brain injury

Tue, Jul 6, '21