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EVMS Foundation Established

Under the leadership of local businessman and philanthropist Henry Clay Hofheimer II, the Eastern Virginia Medical School Foundation is established.…

Ellmer College of Health Sciences Opens

Construction on a new health sciences building begins in 2021 on the corner of Killam Avenue and 41st Street. The Ellmer College of Health Sciences…

ONE School of Public Health MOU Signed

The presidents of EVMS, ODU, and Norfolk State University sign an MOU to form the ONE School of Public Health to address health inequities in Hampton…

Jones Institute of Reproductive Medicine Established

The first in-vitro fertilization clinic in the United States is founded at EVMS with doctors Howard and Georgeanna Jones as its directors

Norfolk-Chesapeake Mental Health Center Opens

Norfolk-Chesapeake Mental Health Center opens in proximity to EVMS and Norfolk General Hospital. The facility has 75 beds, an alcohol detoxification…

University of Virginia School of Medicine Authorized

Thomas Jefferson establishes the University of Virginia, which authorizes the formation of the first medical school in Virginia. The school officially…

Possible Second Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia

Thomas Jefferson feels there's a need for another medical school in Virginia and Norfolk with it's climate, "Pontine" country, and being a port city,…

Medical Department of Hampden-Sydney College Established

The second medical school in Virginia is created in Richmond, Virginia. The school becomes independent in 1854 as the Medical College of Virginia, and…

"Retreat for the Sick" is Established

A 25-bed facility opens in Downtown Norfolk, and in 1892, the facility starts Norfolk's first nursing school. The facility is renamed Norfolk…