page_title: VCU School of Medicine
section_title: Facilities
hierarchical_section_title: VCU School of Medicine / Facilities
caption_attribution_description: English: Medical Science Building MCV
context_page_description: The Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine is the largest and oldest continuously operating medical school in Virginia. The school traces its beginnings to the 1838 opening of the medical department of Hampden–Sydney College, which in 1854 became an independent institution known as the Medical College of Virginia. In 1968, MCV joined with the Richmond Professional Institute to form Virginia Commonwealth University. The School of Medicine is one of five schools within the VCU Medical Center.
  Located on VCU's MCV Campus in Richmond, Virginia, the medical school offers dozens of master's, doctoral and interdisciplinary programs in addition to the M.D. degree, postdoctoral research and residency training opportunities. Third- and fourth-year School of Medicine students may elect to train at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Northern Virginia, and the Virginia BioTechnology Research Park in Richmond gives faculty and students an incubator to grow bioscience companies and research programs.
context_section_description: Critical Care Hospital
  The Critical Care Hospital, a $184 million 15-level, 367,000-square-foot (34,100 m²) facility with 232 adult patient beds,  opened in October 2008.
  The James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center
  The $158.6 million, James W. and Frances G. McGlothlin Medical Education Center was built through a public-private partnership, with $70 million provided by funds from the Commonwealth of Virginia. VCU and private funds supported the remaining cost. The building is named for James and Frances McGlothlin who donated $25 million to the project on April 11, 2011. The facility was completed in spring 2013.
  Molecular Medicine Research Building
  The eight-story, 125,000-square-foot (11,600 m²) Molecular Medicine Research Building was completed in 2009 and houses 48 principal investigators and their staffs. The research facility includes a 75-seat auditorium with teleconference facilities, a multipurpose seminar space and state-of-the-art research labs.
  Sanger Hall
  Opened in 1968, Sanger Hall is a 12 story structure named for Dr. William T. Sanger, the third President of MCV. Sanger houses the School of Medicine’s administrative offices, a number of departmental offices and wet labs, as well classrooms and large lecture halls.
  West Hospital
  West Hospital is an art deco inspired structure that opened as a clinical care facility in 1941. The 18 story structure houses both School of Medicine and School of Allied Health Professions units.
  Egyptian Building
  The Egyptian Building, a National Historic Landmark, is an Egyptian Revival style building completed in 1845. It was the first permanent home of the Medical Department of Hampden–Sydney College which became the VCU School of Medicine. The building has a large lecture hall, smaller classroom and simulation facilities, and an academic unit.
caption: The VCU Molecular Medicine Research Building (MMRB)
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