VCOM 2021 Annual Report

ONE COLLEGE, FOUR CAMPUSES

VCOM students returned to clinical education (including clinical rotations) beginning in August 2020. The majority of VCOM’s core hospital clinical learning environments reopened to medical student education and ambulatory educational experiences. Due to the number of COVID-19 patients still presenting in certain environments, VCOM students were restricted from emergency rooms, urgent care centers, nursing homes, COVID-19 ICUs and other wards where COVID-19 patients were treated. The Geriatric clinical education rotation was moved online for third and fourth-year students. Personal protective

equipment (PPE) was purchased and made available to students.

As the Class of 2021 students returned to

their final year of clinical rotations, the Associate Deans for the fourth-year students counseled them on interviewing for residency positions. This resulted in an excellent match, with all campuses matching greater than 92% on the first match and greater than 99% on the final match. ■

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