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MCVH History
On December 11, 1837, the president and trustees of Hampden-Sydney
College created a medical department in Richmond, which became the
Medical College of Virginia in 1854. In 1968, MCV became part of
the Virginia Commonwealth University, which today is an urban university
with two campuses offering 155 degree programs to about 21,500 students.
Dr. Lee J. Sutton, Jr. was the first full-time professor of pediatrics
at MCV. During his tenure from 1928 to 1959, there were sweeping
changes in medical and pediatric care. The philosophy of total care
by the pediatrician for the physical, intellectual, and emotional
well-being of the child developed. In 1973, the Department of Pediatrics
opened an adolescent unit, underlining its commitment to serve infants,
children, adolescents, and young adults. During the 1980's under
Dr. Harold Maurer, new programs in child neurology, pediatric infectious
disease, critical care, gastroenterology, child psychiatry, and
pediatric pulmonology flourished. A pediatric primary care residency
track was created in 1978. To provide housing for the families of
our patients a Ronald McDonald House was opened in 1980.
In 1982, all pediatric inpatient services at MCVH relocated to the
new Main Hospital. The Board of Governors of VCU approved the creation
of the Children's Medical Center in 1985 to encompass all programs
directed by the Department of Pediatrics and affiliated pediatric
subspecialty services. A Combined Medicine/Pediatrics Residency
Program, which began in 1988, has grown into a strong and challenging
residency program.
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