Located on VCU's MCV Campus in Richmond, the medical school offers dozens of master's, doctoral, and interdisciplinary programs in addition to the M.D. degree, postdoctoral research, and residency training opportunities.[2] The Virginia BioTechnology Research Park in Richmond gives faculty and students an incubator to grow bioscience companies and research programs.
With more than 300 basic science investigators, the School of Medicine accounts for more than half of VCU's sponsored research awards and more than 85 percent of the university's National Institutes of Health funding.[3]
Educational programs include medical undergraduate,[8] graduate,[9] masters[10] and PhD pathways.[11][12] Additionally, a Premedical Graduate Certificate Program delivers a one-year, intensive graduate-level program for students to enhance their qualifications for admission into professional school, including medical, dental and veterinary school.[13]
Facilities
Critical Care Hospital
The Critical Care Hospital, a $184 million 15-level, 367,000-square-foot (34,100 m2) facility with 232 adult patient beds, opened in October 2008.[14][15]
The James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center
West Hospital
The $158.6 million, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center was built through a public-private partnership, with $70 million provided by funds from the Commonwealth of Virginia. VCU and private funds supported the remaining cost.[16] The building is named for James and Frances McGlothlin who donated $25 million to the project on April 11, 2011.[17] The facility was completed in spring 2013.
Molecular Medicine Research Building
The eight-story, 125,000-square-foot (11,600 m2) Molecular Medicine Research Building was completed in 2009[18] and houses 48 principal investigators and their staffs. The research facility includes a 75-seat auditorium with teleconference facilities, a multipurpose seminar space and state-of-the-art research labs.
Sanger Hall
Opened in 1968, Sanger Hall is a 12-story structure named for Dr. William T. Sanger, the third President of MCV. Sanger houses the School of Medicine's administrative offices, a number of departmental offices and wet labs, as well classrooms and large lecture halls.[19]
The Egyptian Building, a National Historic Landmark, is an Egyptian Revival style building completed in 1845. It was the first permanent home of the Medical Department of Hampden–Sydney College which became the VCU School of Medicine. The building has a large lecture hall, smaller classroom and simulation facilities, and an academic unit.
Rankings
U.S. News and World Report 2024 rankings list VCU as a Tier 3 school in Best Medical Schools for Research and Primary Care.[20]
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