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Eastern Virginia Medical School, in Norfolk, Virginia is a public medical school. Its campus in Norfolk, Virginia includes Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, the region's primary tertiary medical care facility, and the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, a regional pediatric referral care facility. Reproductive medicine and research in pediatrics, geriatrics, diabetes, and cancer are among the areas where EVMS excels.
History
In the 1960's the area of Virginia known as Hampton Roads recognized that the region did not have enough physicians to support its growing population. Area leaders came up with the plan to begin a new medical school in the region, with the thought that a medical school operating in conjunction with health care facilities already operating within the region would attract physicians to Hampton Roads. The idea gained the support of the Virginia General Assembly and the city councils of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach. In 1964, the General Assembly authorized the formation of what was then known as the Norfolk Area Medical Center Authority.
In 1970 fundraising by the EVMS foundation began the collection of funds for the creation of EVMS. Before acceptance of its first class, more than States dollar|$" target="_blank" >*17 million had been donated from community and business leaders. In 1973, Eastern Virginia Medical School accepted its first class. The following year, the EVMS Office of Graduate Medical Education was established to coordinate residency and fellowship training programs.
Campus
Eastern Virginia Medical School is located in the Eastern Virginia Medical Center near downtown Norfolk; the Center is bounded by Colley Avenue, Brambleton Avenue, Hampton Boulevard, and Redgate Avenue. A campus map is available here. The campus facilities include:
- Lewis Hall – Named for Richmond philanthropists and early EVMS supporters Frances and Sydney Lewis, Eastern Virginia’s primary education and research facility.
- Edward E. Brickell Medical Sciences Library - State-of-the-art facility with an advanced information infrastructure allowing access to a host of digital resources. The Library opened in March 2000, and houses the original Moorman Memorial Library collection, a computer lab, a computer classroom, historical collections, archives, and group and individual study seating.
- Hofheimer Hall – Named in honor of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II, this building includes the Office of the President and various clinical offices for members of EVMS Health Services.
- Fairfax Hall – Houses a variety of clinical, educational, and administrative offices, including Ghent Family Practice and the Theresa A. Thomas Professional Skills Teaching and Assessment Center.
- The Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine – Opened in 1992, this building brought together in one location the 150 physicians, scientists, and staff of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology's renowned division of reproductive medicine.
- South Campus Building – Home to the Center for Pediatric Research (a joint program with Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters) and the Department of Internal Medicine's Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, also known as the Leonard R. Strelitz Diabetes Institutes.
- Smith-Rogers Hall – Originally part of Leigh Memorial Hospital, this building served in the early 1970s as the temporary home for EVMS while Lewis Hall was being constructed. Today it houses EVMS administrative offices, including the Human Resources Department and the Office of Institutional Advancement.
Academics
Eastern Virginia Medical School offers a wide variety of medical programs including:- Medical Doctor (M.D.)
- Joint M.D./M.P.H.
- Biomedical Sciences (Ph.D.)
- Virginia Consortium Program in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.)
- Graduate Art Therapy (M.S.)
- Master of Physician Assistant (MPA)
- Master of Public Health (MPH)
- Medical Master's (M.S.)
- Biomedical Sciences Research Track (M.S.)
- Clinical Embryology and Andrology (M.S.)
- Ophthalmic Technology (B.S. and/or Certificate)
- Surgical Assistant (Certificate)
External links
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