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Admissions Curriculum Financial aid Technology support Graduate Medical Education Research training (PhD) NIH sponsored training programs Office for Diversity Dean David S. Wilkes, MD A board-certified specialist in pulmonary disease and critical care medicine, Dr. David Wilkes began his appointment as Dean of UVA’s School of Medicine in September of 2015. Working closely with the leadership of UVA Health, Dr. Wilkes is committed to fulfilling the school’s tripartite mission: excellence in education, research, and patient care. Dean’s Office Blog » View Transcript The UVA Medical Simulation Center functions in an interdisciplinary, multi-specialty environment working to promote advances in medical simulation. View more » Beginning in February 2021, our students will be exposed to the practice of medicine in a high-volume, urban environment. View more » Research All Research » UVA’s cutting-edge research program is built on innovation and collaboration, bringing together basic and clinical scientists and spanning disciplines to pioneer the treatments and cures of tomorrow. Research centers Research offices & faculty Core facilities Other programs Research faculty directory UVA Leads Major Effort to Understand Autism Differences in Boys, Girls. Read More » Study Suggests an Unhealthy Gut Can Promote Spread of Breast Cancer. Learn more » Research Blog A Potential Way to Halt Both Forms of Blinding Macular Degeneration HIV App Creators Honored as Innovators of the Year Coronavirus: Dr. Bill Petri Sorts Facts From Fearmongering The FDA has Approved the Artificial Pancreas! Departments All Departments » The UVA School of Medicine serves as a national model for excellence through innovation and collaboration. We find innovative ways to improve health by building on the firmest of foundations: the pyramid of education, research, patient care, and service to the community. UVA cardiac valve team took time in July to celebrate a significant milestone: the team ended the fiscal year with more than 200 heart valve procedures. Read More » Kirsten L. Greene, MD, MAS, FACS, has been appointed as the Paul Mellon Professor and Chair of the UVA Department of Urology, effective October 1, 2019. Read More » Renovation projects on the second and third floors of Pinn Hall are complete. These beautifully renovated spaces have an open design to encourage collaboration among colleagues. Learn More » Administration The School of Medicine supports faculty and staff in their commitment to advance education, research, and clinical missions. We employ Lean to support and cultivate a culture of continuous improvement. Providing benefits for patients, those we place at the center of everything we do. About the School School Administration Faculty Human Resources Emergency Planning Dean's Office Blog UVA has been awarded its most research dollars ever, reaching a high of $412 million. For five consecutive years, research funding has grown steadily. One school accounts for almost 55% of the University's total — the School of Medicine. Read more » Dean's Office Blog Highlights: January MAC Meeting Matherne Named Interim Chief Medical Officer and Interim Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs Deadline Soon: SOM Research Retreat Four Reasons Why Our Pediatrics Residency Program Is So Successful Connecting to the Waiting Patient: SOM Dean’s Office Intranet The School of Medicine’s Biomedical Sciences program has helped to establish a new alliance of g...