The inaugural issue of EVMS Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences (JMHS) is now available. This student-run journal is a compilation of distinguished papers, projects and articles written by student authors with faculty mentorship. All submitted works were reviewed by an editorial team, and future issues of this bi-annual publication will implement a formalized student-run peer review process.
Copies of JMHS are available in Lewis Hall, Hofheimer Hall and outside the Brickell Library. For more information or to view the journal online, visit www.evms.edu/jmhs.
Eastern Virginia Medical School honored 11 police officers and 26 public safety officers during an official badge pinning ceremony for the new EVMS Police and Public Safety Department July 8 in Lewis Hall’s McCombs auditorium. The ceremony marked the official move from a security office to a police and public safety department. EVMS president, Harry T. Lester thanked the officers for their service and the honorable Peter G. Decker Junior, a member of the EVMS health services board, administered the oath of affirmation.
Jean E. Shelton, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, on Thursday received the institution’s highest faculty honor, the Dean’s Outstanding Faculty Award.
Hundreds of food lovers and EVMS supporters sampled award-winning barbecue at the 16th annual Cookout for the Cure on Thursday, June 17, at Fleet Recreation Park in Norfolk. Eleven grill teams from organizations throughout Hampton Roads mastered the flame for their chance at grilling glory. Cookout for the Cure has raised more than $700,000 for the EVMS Strelitz Diabetes Center in its 16-year history.
Students at James Monroe Elementary School sprung into action following the devastating earthquake in Haiti on January 12. From saved lunch money to cracked piggybanks, the students, with the help of their families and the PTA, began collecting donations for Haiti relief.
The 16th annual Cookout for the Cure fires up at Norfolk’s Fleet Recreation Park at Hampton Boulevard and 90th Street Thursday, June 17 from 4 – 8 p.m. Come out and sample some of the best barbecue in Hampton Roads. Proceeds from the grilling competition, hosted by the International Longshoremen’s Association and the Hampton Roads Shipping Association, benefit the EVMS Strelitz Diabetes Center. Advance tickets are only $20 and discounts are available for students, military, seniors and children.
Hundreds of EVMS staff, faculty, students and friends became part of EVMS history today when one of the final steel girders, covered in their signatures and well wishes, was hoisted to the top of the new medical education and research building.
for the new medical education and research building’s framework has been set out behind Lewis Hall and is available for all to sign. It’s a way for each person to leave a permanent sign of their part in creating the school’s future.
Conquering a course that weaved through the Eastern Virginia Medical Center, more than 300 men, women and children participated in the second annual EVMS Trauma: Run For Your Life 5K Run/Walk sponsored by SunTrust on Saturday, May 22.
The annual Master of Physician Assistant Awards & White Coat Ceremony, held May 12, celebrated the achievements both of the graduating health professionals and the program itself, which marked its 10th year.
The annual Master of Physician Assistant Awards & White Coat Ceremony, held May 12, celebrated the achievements both of the graduating health professionals and the program itself, which marked its 10th year.
The EVMS Class of 2010 held its baccalaureate at the Chrysler Museum of Art’s Kaufman Theatre on May 14.
Six Eastern Virginia Medical School medical graduates entering the armed forces were sworn in as officers Thursday in a special ceremony aboard the battleship U.S.S. Wisconsin.