VCOM 2023 Annual Report

VCOM-Virginia: The Story Started Here

Campus Overview T he VCOM-Virginia campus is located in Blacksburg, approximately 38 miles west of Roanoke. The campus is located within the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center. Approximately 45,000 people live in the community surrounding Blacksburg, with an additional 30,000 undergraduate students at Virginia Tech and additional 23,000 people in the adjoining community of Christiansburg. Main Facility The main campus building in Blacksburg, Virginia is approximately 60,000 square feet and is situated on a 13-acre campus. The VCOM- Virginia campus offers its four-year osteopathic medical curriculum to 175 medical students per year, with a student body of 700 students per year. The main campus includes a walking and biking path, a small lake, amphitheater, and outside patios, providing students with both indoor and outdoor environments for study and activities. The Center for Medical Education, Simulation, Technology and Research In June 2008, VCOM built its Center for Medical Education, Simulation, Technology and Research (SIM Center), a 21,000 square foot educational technologies center. The center houses cutting-edge high-fidelity human medical simulators, standardized patient examination rooms, simulated surgical and intensive care unit suites, physical diagnosis and osteopathic manual therapy training labs, simulated radiology experiences and room for additional medical education programs.

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