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HISTORY1964: The Norfolk Area <strong>Medical</strong> Center Authority is established for <strong>the</strong> planning anddevelopment of a medical school in an effort to improve <strong>the</strong> availability and quality ofregional health care.1969: The <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>School</strong> Foundation is organized by volunteercommunity leaders in active support of <strong>the</strong> medical school.1972: <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>School</strong> surpasses its $15 million fundraising goal, anecessary step toward receiving provisional accreditation.1973: <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>School</strong> is provisionally accredited and accepts its charterclass of 24 students.1974: <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong> Graduate <strong>School</strong> of Medicine is established to coordinateresidency training at regional hospitals. This community approach provides adiverse medical education and improves <strong>the</strong> quality of health care services inHampton Roads.1975: The Norfolk Area <strong>Medical</strong> Center Authority is renamed <strong>the</strong> <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong><strong>Medical</strong> Authority for its active role in providing health care for <strong>the</strong> entire region.1976: <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>School</strong> receives full accreditation by <strong>the</strong> LiaisonCommittee on <strong>Medical</strong> Education (LCME) and graduates its first class.1987: The <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> Authority is renamed <strong>the</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> College ofHampton Roads to reflect its regional structure and academic development.1991: The <strong>Virginia</strong> General Assembly revises <strong>the</strong> medical school charter, naming <strong>the</strong>Board of Visitors as <strong>the</strong> governing body.1993: <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>School</strong> celebrates its 20 th anniversary and launches TheEVMS Campaign for <strong>the</strong> Next Century, <strong>the</strong> first comprehensive fundraisingcampaign in <strong>the</strong> school’s history.1997: In response to <strong>the</strong> increasing emphasis on health professions in health careeducation, regulation, and delivery, <strong>the</strong> Office of Health Professions Programswas established to administer a broad variety of health professions programs at<strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>School</strong>.2002: The <strong>Virginia</strong> General Assembly revises <strong>the</strong> medical school charter, changing <strong>the</strong>school’s name to <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>School</strong>.2008: The <strong>Virginia</strong> General Assembly revises <strong>the</strong> medical school charter, changing someof <strong>the</strong> Board of Visitors appointments made by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>School</strong> Foundation toappointments made by <strong>the</strong> Governor, <strong>the</strong> Senate and <strong>the</strong> House of Delegates.2008: The <strong>School</strong> of Health Professions is created to administer <strong>the</strong> various allied healthprofessional programs at <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>School</strong>.3

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