VCU Medical Laboratory Sciences - College of Health Professions

02/06/2026

01/29/2026

The application for this coming summer is now open:

https://dsei.vcu.edu/paths/programs/high-school/mls-path-transfusion-services-summer-scholars/

10/17/2025

From bacteria ID to blood matching, from PCR to quality assurance — Medical Laboratory Scientists do it all. Their work is meticulous, technical, and vital to patient care. 🔬

Learn more about these essential professionals and how VCU’s MLS program prepares students to join their ranks. https://mls.chp.vcu.edu/

05/22/2025

Poonamdeep “Poonam” Bajwa is making history in the VCU Medical Laboratory Sciences - College of Health Professions! 🎓

Bajwa is the first graduate of the new master’s concentration in Public Health Laboratory Sciences — a program that expanded her passion for applying lab science to entire populations, not just individuals.

“It’s not just about running tests and sending results back to the hospital; it’s about looking at trends and making sure the public stays healthy,” she said.

🔗 Learn more: https://buff.ly/mNu11ji

05/10/2025

Congratulations to all of our 2025 graduates. We could not be more proud of you. We are excited to see all of the great things you will do!!! 🖤 💛

04/30/2025

Congratulations to Aarushi Patel, Rachel Coblentz, and Lucianna Kelly on winning the second annual Student Quiz Bowl last week at the ASCLS-VA annual meeting. We are very proud of you!

03/21/2025

We would love to have you join us for the MLS alumni lunch!

03/19/2025

Today we celebrated our amazing clinical instructors with the presentation of our annual J. Clinton Brown awards. Congratulations to Brooke Edwards (BSMH), Anood Habahbeh (HCA), Todd Ward (CVHCS), Lisa Barnes (UVAH), Matthew Burroughs (UVAH), and Riley Samora (VCUH). We are lucky to have such dedicated clinical affiliates!

03/07/2025

CHeers to our Peers: 🎉👏 "I'm a new faculty member and Michael has been so helpful to me. He has given me lots of information and tips, and I know I can count on him to answer my questions. He has been extremely insightful navigating the recent weather-related closures, too! Thanks so much for your support, Michael!"

- Submitted by Natalie Case, Immunohematology Instructor, VCU Medical Laboratory Sciences - College of Health Professions

03/03/2025

It is amost time for Alumni Weekend! We will be hosting a lunch on April 5th (11:30-1pm). Please register below or email hrickomj@vcu.edu. You are also welcome to comment below and we will add you to the list. We hope to see you on April 5th!

03/01/2025

We are thrilled to announce that this summer we will be offering our new Transfusion Summer Scholars program!