Eighteen students received their Public Health Leadership certificate in Richmond last month as part of the first graduating class of the Commonwealth Public Health Training Center (CPHTC). The graduates included family medicine residents and Virginia Department of Health (VDH) trainees from across the state.

Courtney Chapman, a member of the EVMS MD Class of 2015, beat out thousands of runners Sunday, May 20, to win the women's component of the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon in Fredericksburg, Va.

Ms. Chapman's time of 1:21:56 was just 20 seconds off the course record for women; she placed first among women and 13th overall among nearly 6,000 runners who completed the race.

Barry Strasnick, MD, Professor and Chair of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, last week was awarded the 2012 WHRO Community Impact Award in the area of Health and Public Safety.

The category recognizes those whose efforts raise community awareness about safety issues and help protect the public, or whose individual acts of heroism save lives. Dr. Strasnick was nominated for his work with the Coalition for Hearing, Education, and Research (CHEAR).