Fifty years after VCU helped launch Virginia’s first nurse practitioner programs, the School of Nursing reflects on the pioneers who reshaped patient care and expanded access across the commonwealth.
For Aarushi Khanna, a second-semester student at the VCU School of Nursing, health care is more than just a job. It is a lifelong commitment to advocacy, education and empowering her community.
For three decades, Carol Roberts was a steadfast presence at the bedside of the neuroscience intensive care unit at VCU Health. Today, her impact extends far beyond the hospital walls.
A historic hurricane causes widespread flooding and knocks out the manufacturing site of the nation’s largest producer of sterile intravenous fluids. The supply chain effects are immediate – dozens of health systems grapple with the disruption and must plan for a major shortage of a precious resource that may go on for months.
The VCU School of Nursing honored the exceptional achievements and professional milestones of four of its graduates on January 30, 2026, at the Leading with Heart Gala.
In the School of Nursing, a produce program is fighting food insecurity and chronic disease, with results that could power more Food is Medicine initiatives.
