Eastern Virginia Medical School
Holding the honored position in American history as the only school of medicine to be founded by the local community at the grassroots level, Eastern Virginia Medical School was established mainly through the efforts of local citizens and the Virginia General Assembly who created the medical authority tasked to start the school. The first class opened in 1973 although fundraising efforts for the proposed medical school started in 1970. Aside from providing the much desired medical education opportunities to the community, the establishment of Eastern Virginia Medical School was able to attract medical specialist that provided basic services that were not previously available in the region.
Eastern Virginia Medical School is located at Hampton Roads in Norfolk, Virginia. It is part of the Eastern Virginia Medical Center, along with other institutions such as Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters. The medical school however does not own a teaching hospital but works in partnership with hospitals, clinics and physicians across the region for a broad base of clinical experiences for its students. Hampton Roads can be found at the Southeastern region Virginia and includes the seven major cities of Hampton, Chesapeake, Norfolk, Newport Nevis, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach and Suffolk.
Among the many centers of excellence found in the campus are the Cardiovascular and Renal Research Center, the Center for the Comprehensive Care of Immune Deficiency, the Hearing and Balance Center and many others. The school has managed to put Hampton Roads in the international map for its biomedical research efforts. Eastern Virginia Medical School is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Doctor of Medicine Degree, Master’s degrees, Doctoral degrees and certificates. Transfer students are only considered into the second or third year of the school’s curriculum for vacancies arising from the withdrawal of students previously enrolled. Undergraduate tuition is approximately $ 10,710.00 regardless of residency while Medical degrees’ tuition costs about $ 22,623.00 for in-state students and $ 41,819.00 for out-of-state students. Total current enrollment is 758.
For more information about admissions, financial aid or online learning opportunities such as distance education degree programs and online classes, please contact Eastern Virginia Medical School.
