VCU Division for Health Sciences Diversity

The critical shortage of diversity among health care professionals in the United States is a result of the interrelated barriers underrepresented individuals face regarding education, income, and health care when pursuing a health career. To address these barriers, the VCU Division for Health Sciences Diversity implements the VCU Health Sciences Pipeline. The goal of the VCU Pipeline is to expose students to a wide variety of health careers through experiential learning, assist them in building and utilizing vital resources and networks, and boost their ability to meet and exceed academic and admissions requirements for the health professional program of their choice. The VCU Pipeline embraces a holistic definition of diversity to ensure highly talented, diverse groups of students are afforded equitable access to academic and social resources through our robust network of health sciences professionals and community partners.