Welcome to the spring 2015 issue of 12th & Marshall, the twice yearly magazine for alumni as well as faculty and friends of our medical school.

You can flip through the pages below, or click for a larger view. You’ll also want to note that many headlines are hyperlinks that will take you to expanded coverage of the stories or to photo albums from Graduation, for example.

Please let us know what you think of our new publication! You can send a message to MedAlum@vcu.edu or offer input via our online form.

 

Spring 2015 Feature Stories

A tickCombating Tick-Borne Disease
Mentor and protégé pursue parallel paths to combat tick-borne disease

 

A doctor in a hospitalOut of the Classroom, Into the Clinic
A streamlined pre-clinical curriculum lets students enter clerkships in second year

 

Men working in a factoryThey Are Here because They Have Heart
Capstone Projects Open Doors to Helping the Medically Underserved

 

A medical professional with equipmentWhat's in her pocket?
Though her students say they never know what might come out when she reaches into a pocket, they know they'll end up with a rich knowledge of medicine.‌