Where to Find Education, Research, and Clinical Resources on the UVA School of Medicine Site

The UVA School of Medicine site (med.virginia.edu) organizes its main resources under five top-level menu areas: Education, Research, Clinical, Faculty, and About. If you are looking for a degree program, start under Education; for labs, cores, or research services, go to Research; for patient-care departments, use Clinical. The sections below map each menu to what it actually contains so you can go straight to the right entry point.

Education: MD, PhD, and Continuing Education

The Education menu is the entry point for anyone applying to or enrolled in a School of Medicine program. It covers:

• MD Program — the medical degree track, supported by VMED Medical Education Technology Support.
• Graduate Medical Education — residency and fellowship training.
• Biomedical Sciences PhD Program — graduate research degrees.
• Medical Scientist Training Program — the combined MD-PhD path.
• Public Health Sciences Program — public health training.
• Continuing Education — ongoing professional development.
• Clinical Performance Education Center and Center for Excellence in Education — teaching and assessment resources.

If your question is "what programs does the school offer," the Education menu answers it directly; the individual program pages carry admissions and curriculum detail.

Research: Services, Departments, Centers, and Core Facilities

The Research menu is built for people who need research infrastructure rather than a degree. Its main branches are:

Use Research Faculty Directory when you know a name, and Research Departments or Research Centers when you know a topic but not a person.

Clinical: Patient Care Departments and UVA Health

The Clinical menu lists the school's clinical departments — Anesthesiology, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Medicine, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery, Otolaryngology, Pathology, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Plastic Surgery, Maxillofacial, & Oral Health, Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences, Radiation Oncology, Radiology & Medical Imaging, Surgery, and Urology.

Note the split between audiences: the Clinical menu is oriented to department information, while patient-facing care links point to UVA Health and UVA Health Children's, which sit above the School of Medicine in the site's navigation. If you are trying to refer a patient or find a provider, follow the UVA Health path rather than the School of Medicine Clinical list.

Faculty and About: Governance, Development, and Background

• Faculty covers Faculty Affairs & Development, including awards and honors, leadership programs, professional development, team contacts, and policies on promotion, tenure, and faculty actions.
• About provides institutional background and a link to explore the broader UVA Health System.

These two menus are the right place for administrative and career questions rather than program or research lookups.

News and Announcements

The homepage surfaces current School of Medicine news, including items such as the White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2030 (155 new medical students), the appointment of Nassima Ait-Daoud Tiouririne, MD, as Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, the appointment of Bettina Winckler, PhD, as Chair of the Department of Cell Biology, and Final Exercises for the Class of 2026. A News & Stories link and a site search icon are available if you need older items or a specific topic.

Quick Routing Guide

One practical note: the site separates School of Medicine academic and research content from UVA Health patient-care content, so a search that returns nothing under the School of Medicine menus may belong on the UVA Health side instead.