Start Your Career in Medicine
Earn your medical degree at Eastern Virginia Medical School, where care and caregiving are at our core.
MD Program Benefits
See patients on Day 1
Spend your first day working with standardized patients in the Sentara Center for Simulation and Immersive Learning.
Early ultrasound training
Use the field's leading technologies in your first weeks with our robust ultrasound curriculum.
Varied training environments
Present and take an active role in rounds while working with diverse patient populations at several hospital locations.
Where We Match
Match Day is a day of celebration for MD students everywhere, but especially here, where the number of graduating students who match with a residency program regularly surpasses the national average. See and how we've prepared them for residency.
Student Life
Faculty-student relationship
Our faculty are committed to student excellence. Third-year students meet one-on-one with the vice dean to receive career guidance.
Wellness program
Student and physician wellness program promotes resilience in graduates throughout their medical careers.
Care-based teaching
Lessons are placed in the context of real-world practice at every opportunity.
CareForward Curriculum
The CareForward Curriculum guides us as we:
- educate caring, compassionate and skillful caregivers
- prepare students for residency and careers in medicine
- give students the knowledge to competently navigate the healthcare system
The American Medical Association has tapped EVMS to join a nationwide consortium of 32 medical schools . See how makes a difference.
The path to medical school
Meet Fiora McRae, MD Class of 2020, who did not have a traditional undergraduate experience.
She shares how she overcame obstacles and what steps she took to become an ideal medicine candidate with the Association of American Medical Colleges.
