Gifts at Work
New Home for the Medical School
In mid-November, the steel work was completed on the MCV Campus’ new medical education center.
Reaching 12 stories into the sky, the building has been crafted to house the most significant renovation to the school’s curriculum seen in 30 years.
In this building, the school’s faculty will pioneer new approaches to training physicians. With a focus on team-based, clinically-driven problem solving, the building will house flexible, small-group learning studios and a leading edge Center for Human Simulation and Patient Safety.
Just as importantly, this new facility will allow us to help meet the projected physician shortage by accommodating an increase in class size from 200 to 250, increasing the total medical student body to 1,000.
Last spring, the facility won a vote of confidence from grateful patients and community leaders James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin. Gov. Bob McDonnell was on hand for the announcement of the couple’s $25-million gift made in honor of Dr. Harold Young, who is professor and founding chair of the Department of Neurosurgery. In recognition of the gift — one of the largest in the university’s history — the new facility will be named the James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center.
A donor wall in the lobby will display the names of alumni and friends whose generosity is vital to the building’s success.
