VCU School of Allied Health Professions

The Virginia Commonwealth University College of Health Professions is a school of health professions located in the United States city of Richmond. The school is a newer part of Virginia Commonwealth University and is located on VCU's MCV Campus. It is one of only 116 member institutions in the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions in the U.S.

VCU College of Health Professions
TypePublic university
Established1969
DeanSusan Parish, Ph.D.
Students1,110[1][2]
Location
Richmond
,
Virginia
,
United States
CampusMCV Campus
Websitechp.vcu.edu

History

The college is located on VCU's MCV Campus and was created in 1969. The name of the college was formerly the "School of Allied Health Professions" but was changed to its current moniker in 2018.[3] Today, the college enrolls over 1,100 students.[1]

Construction of a new 154,100 square foot building to house all of the academic and administrative units of the college was approved by the VCU Board of Visitors in May 2016.[4][5] The various units and departments were previously spread across multiple VCU buildings and a rented facility near campus.[4][6][7][8] Groundbreaking for the facility occurred in May 2017 on the site of a former 1950’s era dorm.[4][7] Completed in March 2019, the 8-story building is a LEED Certified Silver facility.[4]

West Hospital, on the VCU MCV campus, home to the School of Allied Health Professions

Departments
  • Department of Clinical Lab Studies
  • Department of Gerontology
  • Department of Health Administration
  • Department of Nurse Anesthesia
  • Department of Occupational Therapy
  • Department of Patient Counseling
  • Department of Physical Therapy
  • Department of Radiation Sciences
  • Department of Rehabilitation Counseling

Rankings

The multiple departments in the school have been repeatedly ranked as some of the best in the nation by multiple sources. Most recently, US News and World Report has five of the departments ranked in the top twenty in their respective areas, with three of these being in the top ten.[9] These include:

  • Health Services Administration 3rd
  • Rehabilitation Counseling 4th
  • Nurse Anesthesia 1st
  • Occupational Therapy 17th
  • Physical Therapy 20th

References
  1. "2010-2011 VCU Fact Card" (PDF). January 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  2. Carnegie Classifications | Institution Profile
  3. "VCU's School of Allied Health Professions becomes the VCU College of Health Professions". news.vcu.edu. VCU News. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  4. "College of Health Professions". www.muellerassoc.com. Mueller Associates, Inc. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  5. "VCU board approves new Allied Health building, tuition increase". richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  6. "New $87M VCU tower debuts". richmondbizsense.com. Richmond BizSense. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  7. "VCU breaks ground on $87M facility". richmondbizsense.com. Richmond BizSense. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  8. "VCU tops off $87M Allied Health building". richmondbizsense.com. Richmond BizSense. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  9. "Rankings and recognition". 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-30.


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