Department of Family Medicine and Population Health

News

Family Medicine Match 2025
Residency match
28 March

Family Medicine Match 2025

Physicians honored as Virginia's Top Doctors
Family medicine, Honors and awards
09 January

Physicians honored as Virginia's Top Doctors

Faculty Profile: Dr. Rosellen Roche, Vice Chair of Family Medicine Medical Education
Family medicine, Medical education, Research
12 November

Faculty Profile: Dr. Rosellen Roche, Vice Chair of Family Medicine Medical Education

Endowed scholarship created to address primary care shortage for underserved populations
Primary care, Scholarship
12 November

Endowed scholarship created to address primary care shortage for underserved populations

Dr. Melissa Bradner honored with Salute to Service Award
Faculty achievement, Family medicine
23 October

Dr. Melissa Bradner honored with Salute to Service Award

Dr. Alex Krist awarded endowed professorship
Faculty achievement, Family medicine, Professorship
25 October

Dr. Alex Krist awarded endowed professorship

Stephanie Glasser, FNP, honored for precepting work
Family medicine, Honors and awards
23 October

Stephanie Glasser, FNP, honored for precepting work

Welcoming the fmSTAT class of 2028
Class of 2028, Family medicine
12 September

Welcoming the fmSTAT class of 2028

I2CRP 2024 graduate named Henry Clay Smith scholar
Alumni
11 July

I2CRP 2024 graduate named Henry Clay Smith scholar

I2CRP student shares insights from summer research
Student research
11 July

I2CRP student shares insights from summer research

Dr. Suzanne Giunta serves on panel with White House official
Family medicine, Primary care, Faculty Success
20 May

Dr. Suzanne Giunta serves on panel with White House official

Family Medicine Match 2024
Residency match
22 March

Family Medicine Match 2024

James Ledwith, M’83, honored for legacy of service
Alumni
15 March

James Ledwith, M’83, honored for legacy of service

COVID survey publication: Primary Care in Peril
Faculty achievement, Research and Innovation
15 March

COVID survey publication: Primary Care in Peril

Drs. Pierantoni and Pitzer honored as Virginia's Top Doctors
25 January

Drs. Pierantoni and Pitzer honored as Virginia's Top Doctors

Dr. Denée Moore installed as 2023-2024 VAFP President
06 October

Dr. Denée Moore installed as 2023-2024 VAFP President

Samantha Rothman, FNP wins APP Leader of the Year Award
06 October

Samantha Rothman, FNP wins APP Leader of the Year Award

New rural residency program launching
02 October

New rural residency program launching

Celebrating excellence
02 October

Celebrating excellence

Welcoming the fmSTAT class of 2027
02 October

Welcoming the fmSTAT class of 2027

ACORN Primary Care Study
02 October

ACORN Primary Care Study

Scholarly Capstone Awards for the I2CRP Class of 2023
02 October

Scholarly Capstone Awards for the I2CRP Class of 2023

VCU research team finds that primary care is ready to care for more patients with Medicaid Expansion
23 July

VCU research team finds that primary care is ready to care for more patients with Medicaid Expansion

Study led by VCU finds that life expectancy among working-age Americans is falling
04 December

Study led by VCU finds that life expectancy among working-age Americans is falling

Dr. Suzanne Giunta becomes newest family physician at Hayes E. Willis Health Center
04 December

Dr. Suzanne Giunta becomes newest family physician at Hayes E. Willis Health Center

Family Medicine and Epidemiology Faculty members honored by VCU SOM
03 December

Family Medicine and Epidemiology Faculty members honored by VCU SOM

VCU Research Team highlighted by AHRQ for work on patient engagement
07 August

VCU Research Team highlighted by AHRQ for work on patient engagement

Dr. Michelle Whitehurst-Cook honored with the F. Elliott Oglesby, MD Volunteer of the Year Award for 2019
29 July

Dr. Michelle Whitehurst-Cook honored with the F. Elliott Oglesby, MD Volunteer of the Year Award for 2019

Dr. Alex Krist Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
19 October

Dr. Alex Krist Elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Remembering Dr. Paul Munson
01 October

Remembering Dr. Paul Munson

Dr. Mark Ryan & Team Visit Puerto Rico
21 February

Dr. Mark Ryan & Team Visit Puerto Rico

Drugs, alcohol, and suicides contributing to alarming drop in life expectancy, Dr. Steve Woolf argues
21 February

Drugs, alcohol, and suicides contributing to alarming drop in life expectancy, Dr. Steve Woolf argues

In Memory of Fitzhugh Mayo, MD
27 November

In Memory of Fitzhugh Mayo, MD

Dr. Kuzel installed as President of the Association of Departments of Family Medicine
03 February

Dr. Kuzel installed as President of the Association of Departments of Family Medicine

Division of Epidemiology

News

Work by Dr. Elizabeth Prom-Wormley featured by NIAAA
24 September

Work by Dr. Elizabeth Prom-Wormley featured by NIAAA

Remembering Ed Peeples
13 September

Remembering Ed Peeples

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Saba Masho
05 June

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Dr. Saba Masho

Dr. Elizabeth Prom-Wormley Honored as 2017 VCU Alumni Star
14 February

Dr. Elizabeth Prom-Wormley Honored as 2017 VCU Alumni Star

Dr. Steven Cohen wins teaching award
12 October

Dr. Steven Cohen wins teaching award

Division of Epidemiology Honors and Awards
08 October

Division of Epidemiology Honors and Awards

Dr. Masho honored by Birth Matters Virginia
05 October

Dr. Masho honored by Birth Matters Virginia

Student and Alumni

Achievements and Milestones

fmSTAT Student Receives STFM Scholarship
11 November

fmSTAT Student Receives STFM Scholarship

Family Medicine alumna and donor honored at VCU Commencement
06 July

Family Medicine alumna and donor honored at VCU Commencement

Student Family Medicine Association receives AAFP Program of Excellence Award
27 August

Student Family Medicine Association receives AAFP Program of Excellence Award

fmScholar receives Joseph Collins Foundation scholarship
30 July

fmScholar receives Joseph Collins Foundation scholarship

Family Medicine alumna gives back in myriad ways
11 December

Family Medicine alumna gives back in myriad ways

VCU SFMA students showcase family medicine careers
10 December

VCU SFMA students showcase family medicine careers

fmSTAT alumna elected to STFM Board
12 August

fmSTAT alumna elected to STFM Board

I2CRP student strives to improve care for underserved populations
12 August

I2CRP student strives to improve care for underserved populations

MPH Alumna Celebrates the Connection between Art and History in Jackson Ward
30 November

MPH Alumna Celebrates the Connection between Art and History in Jackson Ward

VCU Represented on Virginia Academy of Family Physicians Board
30 November

VCU Represented on Virginia Academy of Family Physicians Board

Lessons learned from Dr. Oz internship
28 November

Lessons learned from Dr. Oz internship

A Trio of MCV trained doctors were honored for their dedication to the underserved
28 November

A Trio of MCV trained doctors were honored for their dedication to the underserved

I2CRP Student Austin Oberlin Wins Young Investigator Award
19 October

I2CRP Student Austin Oberlin Wins Young Investigator Award

I2CRP Student Jessica Li Named 2019 STFM Student Scholar
05 October

I2CRP Student Jessica Li Named 2019 STFM Student Scholar

Em Stephens and Amelia Thomas featured in SOM News for internship Achievements
27 February

Em Stephens and Amelia Thomas featured in SOM News for internship Achievements

Sterling Ransone, Jr., MD, FAAFP (M’92, H’95) Elected to serve on American Academy of Family Physicians Board of Directors
25 February

Sterling Ransone, Jr., MD, FAAFP (M’92, H’95) Elected to serve on American Academy of Family Physicians Board of Directors

I2CRP Program and Alumnus Dr. Richard “Rick” Moore II Featured in AAMC Premed Navigator
07 February

I2CRP Program and Alumnus Dr. Richard “Rick” Moore II Featured in AAMC Premed Navigator

SFMA Wins AAFP Program of Excellence
16 September

SFMA Wins AAFP Program of Excellence

VCU fmScholar Selected for AAFP Foundations Emerging Leader Institute
19 June

VCU fmScholar Selected for AAFP Foundations Emerging Leader Institute

Why I want to be a doctor: Suzanne Giunta's story
03 January

Why I want to be a doctor: Suzanne Giunta's story

M3 Yeri Park one of five students chosen for national family medicine network
04 January

M3 Yeri Park one of five students chosen for national family medicine network

12th & Marshall - Spring 2018: Restoring the joy in Family Medicine
05 January

12th & Marshall - Spring 2018: Restoring the joy in Family Medicine

fmSTAT: Encouraging Medical Students to Pursue Careers in Family Medicine
05 January

fmSTAT: Encouraging Medical Students to Pursue Careers in Family Medicine

When a family doctor leaves a small town
08 January

When a family doctor leaves a small town

fmScholar Paulius Mui’s Interest in Rural Medicine Guides His Research
09 January

fmScholar Paulius Mui’s Interest in Rural Medicine Guides His Research

fmScholar Kathryn Gouthro’s Rotation in Yellowstone
10 January

fmScholar Kathryn Gouthro’s Rotation in Yellowstone