作者:安布尔·肯尼迪

新 梅肯 & 琼·布洛克 Virginia 健康 Sciences at bet8体育娱乐入口 (ODU) establishes the Commonwealth of Virginia’s largest academic health sciences center. 本月推出，梅肯 & 琼·布洛克 Virginia 健康 Sciences is a result of Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) integrating with ODU.

The integration brings five academic colleges and schools together into 梅肯 & 琼·布洛克 Virginia 健康 Sciences at bet8体育娱乐入口:

  • Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS);
  • Ellmer 健康科学学院;
  • 埃尔默护理学院;
  • EVMS School of 健康 Professions;
  • and the proposed Joint School of 公共卫生 (awaiting approval by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and the Council on Education for 公共卫生), a partnership with Norfolk State University.

“The launch is just the beginning of our continued journey that will mark lasting impact, sustained improvement and positive momentum in the fundamental areas of education, research and clinical care throughout our region and the commonwealth,ODU总裁Brian O. Hemphill, Ph值.D.说,. “As the largest academic health sciences center in the state, 我们提供更多的项目, enroll more students and produce more graduates.”

EVMS brings its rich 50-year history as a medical school founded by the community, 为社区服务, 对ODU, a 研究 1 (R1) institution classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. 通过与ODU集成, 近2,195 EVMS employees became state employees and more than 1,440名学生成为君主.

在一封致校园的信中, 亨普希尔总统写道, “As we have successfully secured all required approvals, most notably from the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Southern Association of 大学 and 学校 Commission on 大学, the launch marks a transformational moment in the storied history of our great institution with the official establishment and first day of 梅肯 & 琼·布洛克 Virginia 健康 Sciences at bet8体育娱乐入口. It is a direct result of nearly three years of unwavering collaboration, true partnership and hard work at both the individual and collective levels across our campus and the community.”

在最近的 视频信息 到EVMS, Alfred Abuhamad, m.s.D., now serving as ODU’s executive vice president for health sciences and dean of Eastern Virginia Medical School, acknowledged the hard work and investment of talent and time by faculty and staff.

“Because of you — and your dedication to our 分享d ideals, your faith in our promise — we stand today on the shoulders of our founders and all who came before us empowered to shape a future that is stronger and healthier for our entire community and even beyond,他说.

The integration was achieved through the leadership and support of Governor Glenn Youngkin and Virginia’s General Assembly, 包括尊敬的参议员. L. Louise Lucas and The Honorable Del. 巴里·D. Knight, who served as chief co-patrons of the enabling legislation. The General Assembly allocated $65 million for operations in the 2024-26 biennium budget.

Sentara 健康 is a committed partner to the integration, dedicating approximately $350 million in funding over the next decade to ensure high-quality training for the next generation of healthcare professionals.

6月7日, the University announced two major gifts of support totaling $40 million. Dennis and Jan Ellmer committed $20 million to provide scholarships for students pursuing health sciences degrees at ODU. 奖项，通过丹尼斯 & Jan Ellmer 健康 Scholars Program and the Dennis & Jan Ellmer Nursing Scholars Program, represent a unique mix of both need- and merit-based criteria. Within a decade of operation, the Ellmer 健康 Scholars Program alone will provide a total of $3.3 million in direct support of 275 total scholarship awards in both new and renewable formats.

The academic health sciences center bears the name of the late 梅肯 Brock and his wife, 琼·布洛克, whose generous gift of $20 million established the Brock Opportunity Scholarship for medical students. The scholarship will support promising students with financial need who live in Virginia, are interested in caring for underserved populations, and plan to practice in Hampton Roads or Virginia upon completion of their residency or fellowship.