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The MCV Foundation has announced it will award $4 million over four years to Virginia Commonwealth University to recruit highly qualified students from underrepresented backgrounds to the university’s five health sciences programs.
Scholarship recipients will go on to meet the health care needs of diverse people and communities locally, nationally and around the globe.
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The 40th annual Faculty Convocation earlier this year recognized four VCU Health educators and researchers for their dedication to teaching, scholarship and service. VCU School of Medicine on the MCV Campus VCU School of Pharmacy VCU College of Health Professions
Join us this Friday, 11/4 at 12-1 PM ET for our next seminar presented by Dr. Adam Atherly of VCU College of Health Professions! ➡️
https://youtu.be/-I8OfxYdJKc
For more information on this week’s seminar, please visit our website: innovation.lab.virginia.edu
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Rehabilitation Counseling student Karen Melcho discovered some profound connections to the journey of Blair Craig, whose death inspired his mother to create a scholarship in his honor at the VCU College of Health Professions. VCU Health
Rehabilitation Counseling student Karen Melcho discovered some profound connections to the journey of Blair Craig, whose death inspired his mother to create a scholarship in his honor at the VCU College of Health Professions. To learn more about the inspiration and impact of the Blair Craig Memorial Scholarship, please read our feature:
https://www.mcvfoundation.org/news/stories/full-circle-blair-craig-memorial-scholarship
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This fall, four VCU Health faculty will be inducted as fellows to the American Academy of Nursing, one of the most prestigious honors in nursing, in recognition for their significant contributions to health and health care. VCU School of Nursing VCU College of Health Professions
VCU Health administration has bolstered the research capabilities of one of the nation’s leading academic health leadership programs with the addition of new faculty member and health economist Adam Atherly, Ph.D. VCU College of Health Professions
Heather Parr, MSN, APRN-CRNA is our second post-master's DNAP graduate (see our other proud grad in a previous post). Heather tells us why she decided to pursue this professional practice degree:
"I strongly believe in obtaining the highest level of education with a DNAP.
Not only did I want to grow and achieve a personal goal, but as an anesthesia provider, I owe it to my patients and their family members to educate myself as much as possible. The experience, though challenging, has been extremely rewarding.
I truly enjoyed all of my classes, and cannot thank each of my professors enough. Dr. Wands and Dr. Hu were particularly contributive to my education, and I genuinely appreciate the kindness and compassion they demonstrated.
As a Cleveland, Ohio resident, I specifically liked having the opportunity to visit the campus and collaborate with not only others in my class, but also the entry-to-practice CRNA students.
My doctoral project, 'Music To Your Ears: Music Intervention to Decrease Preoperative Anxiety,' helped educate nurses and anesthesia providers about the benefits of music therapy during the preoperative period.
My plans for the future include continuing to perfect my practice, assisting the future generation of CRNAs as an educator…and taking a well-deserved vacation!"
You can also view Heather's doctoral project in a video, here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TiAgxF-ldTz4e1dHqRHO2f-_bNtyPGi3/view
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Big congratulations to our two August post-master's DNAP graduates. Today, we're introducing you to Meghan Deal, a CRNA at Virginia Urology. She says:
"After practicing as a nurse anesthetist for 15 years, I chose to pursue my DNAP at VCU for professional growth and personal advancement. My practice has developed through the program, and I am using my new skills each day, both inside and outside of the operating room.
The topics covered in the program that have been most useful to me include: human factors and patient safety, ethics in healthcare, adult learning theories, the policy-making process, and change implementation.
The curriculum is robust and applicable to everyday practice. My interactions with the VCU doctoral faculty have been rewarding and supportive. The opportunities to engage with the entry-to-practice DNAP students have been energizing, and I am confident that the future of nurse anesthesia is bright.
My doctoral project is titled 'Compassionate Care of the Transgender Patient in the Ambulatory Care Setting.' I truly enjoyed exploring the topics of transgender healthcare, compassionate care, and conscientious objection through my research. One of the goals of my project was to encourage staff at my facility to provide care more willingly to the transgender population.
I was able to provide educational in-services at my workplace to bring more understanding of the challenges that transgender individuals face in the healthcare environment. Through my work, I improved my presentation and public-speaking skills and came to truly appreciate this population of patients.
My advisors, Drs. Brenda Wands and Christine Dietz, were instrumental in completing this project successfully. Their feedback was invaluable.
I cannot recommend pursuing a doctoral degree to my colleagues enough. Knowledge is one of those benefits that can never be taken from you."
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Physical therapy students at the VCU College of Health Professions have great range of motion! For the third time in a row, they won the VCU-Marquette Challenge, a fundraiser for physical therapy research grants, fellowships and scholarships provided by the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research. VCU Health
Here is one of the most recent videos I’ve recently completed for VCU College of Health Professions.
We are honored to share this story of a leader and advocate for people with disabilities who inspired the first scholarship to provide support for students in the rehabilitative counseling program at the VCU College of Health Professions. VCU Health Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
Tomorrow, for 24 hours, the entire VCU family will help transform Virginia Commonwealth University during the university's first VCU Giving Day. We're excited to amplify and highlight opportunities to support the tomorrow. Be on the look out for a way to make a difference!
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Our schools are attracting more national attention! Today NBC News and MSNBC anchor and journalist Richard Lui will be visiting the VCU College of Health Professions as part of VCU's new inclusive leadership education initiative. VCU Health