Welcome to VCU Medical Center

Feel like exploring a new area of Richmond? Check out the VCU Medical Center campus. Nestled in Downtown Richmond, it's not far from some great restaurants, shops and parks. Take a walk over to Chimborazo Park in the spring and fall, or pop in to the campus bookstore when winter arrives and warm up with a cup of coffee. But before you go, check out our suggestions for can't-miss spots around campus.

-Rachel Byrd

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VCU Medical Center Background

  • Created in 1838 as the Medical Department of Hampden-Sydney College.

  • The Medical Department offered first permanent home at the Egypt Building.

  • In 1854, the school received a charter and became the Medical College of Virginia.

  • Innis Steinmetz, class of 1920, is the first woman to enter MCV.

  • In 2000, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Authority was established.

  • VCU Medical Center houses the nation's second oldest transplant program.

  • Today, VCU Medical Center enrolls more than 1,000 students in the School of Medicine and 22 graduate degree programs.

  • VCU is the only academic medical center in Central Virginia and has the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center.