Khraibut, who will work for the Ministry of Health in her home country, said VCU has ‘helped shape me into the person I am today.’

Duval led VCU Health from 2003 to 2016, overseeing the system’s growth, including the additions of Children’s Hospital of Richmond and Community Memorial Hospital, and its growing acclaim for patient care and safety.

Benjamin Bloom and Blake Carroll are excited to continue their clinical journeys at VCU while serving children and their families.

Richard Marconi is developing a test for babesiosis, a growing threat to humans and animals.

Payne is the first medical student at VCU Health to earn the TULIP Award, an honor recognizing exceptional compassion and service by non-nursing team members.

The chairman and CEO of U.S. Physical Therapy leads a national network of clinics across more than 40 states and has become one of the leading advocates for the field in the country.

The option will help students learn ‘to enhance and improve the health of communities,’ and it is joined by a new interdisciplinary minor in public health and the arts.

VCU physician-researcher Patricia Sime makes patients her partners as she expands knowledge and treatment of the lung condition.