Category: Student

Congratulations SMD19, on a Successful Match Day!

4/3/2019

On Friday, March 15, the UVA School of Medicine’s Class of 2019 learned where they will continue their training as residents at hospitals across the country, including UVA Medical Center.…

And the Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Awards Go to …

3/19/2019

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation recently awarded its Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award to six of our residents. This award recognizes outstanding humanistic teaching residents as identified by their…

Learning Communities Enhance Life & Learning for Students

11/20/2018

Eight years ago, we instituted a new curriculum for the School of Medicine (SOM). With that, we also created learning communities, longitudinal-support, mentoring and curricular structures to help our students…

Photos: Medical and Nursing Students Unwind with Comforting Canine Companions

11/19/2018

Call it the paws that refresh: University of Virginia medical and nursing students took a break from their studies to de-stress with comforting canine companions. UVA’s popular therapy dogs —…

UVA School of Medicine Recognized Nationally for Diversity, Inclusion Efforts

11/14/2018

For its commitment to diversity and inclusion, the University of Virginia School of Medicine has earned a national award from a higher education magazine. For the seventh consecutive year, UVA…

UVA Guatemala Initiative Increasing Access to Academic Health Information

10/23/2018

In developing countries, hospitals like the one in Totonicapán, Guatemala, have brilliant doctors and nurses who desire to deliver the best care for their patients. And, while they do not…

2018 White Coat Ceremony

8/21/2018

Welcome to UVA, School of Medicine Class of 2022! On Friday, Aug. 10, the School of Medicine welcomed the 156 students of the Class of 2022 to the University of…

Every Heartbeat Matters: From the Dominican Republic to UVA, and Back Again

7/13/2018

By Whitelaw Reid; reprinted from UVA Today, July 06 Eliany Mejia-Lopez was 20 years old and completing her final year of medical school in the Dominican Republic when she met…