University of Virginia School of Medicine

University of Virginia School of Medicine
TypePublic
EstablishedOctober 4, 1819; 205 years ago (1819-10-04)[1]
FounderThomas Jefferson
Parent institution
University of Virginia
DeanMelina Kibbe[2]
Students700
612 M.D.
55 M.D./PhD
200 PhD
Location
Charlottesville, Falls Church (only 3rd and 4th years)
,
Virginia
,
US
Websitewww.med.virginia.edu

The University of Virginia School of Medicine (UVA SoM) is the graduate medical school of the University of Virginia. The school's facilities are on the University of Virginia grounds adjacent to Academical Village in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, UVA SoM is the tenth oldest medical school in the United States. The School of Medicine confers Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees, and is closely associated with both the University of Virginia Health System and Inova Health System.

  1. ^ "Meeting Minutes of University of Virginia Board of Visitors, 4 Oct. 1819, 4 October 1819". rotunda.upress.virginia.edu.
  2. ^ "Melina R. Kibbe Named Dean of UVA's School of Medicine". June 9, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.