Eastern Virginia Medical School commonly referred to as EVMS, in Norfolk, Virginia, United States is a public-private medical school founded by the citizens of Hampton Roads, Virginia. Its campus includes the 555-bed Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, the region's main tertiary medical care facility, and the 212-bed Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, a regional pediatric referral care facility. Reproductive medicine, simulation/standardized-patient education as well as research in pediatrics, geriatrics, diabetes, and cancer are among the areas where EVMS excels. In 1824, Thomas... Jefferson asserted that Norfolk would be an ideal location for a medical school branch of his alma mater, The College of William & Mary, albeit for its less than desirable climate. He wrote “No sir, Richmond is no place to furnish subjects for clinical lectures. I have always had Norfolk in view for this purpose. The climate and Pontine country around Norfolk render it truly sickly in itself.” However, this early conception would not come to fruition.
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| Location: | Norfolk, Virginia
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| Founded: | 1973 |
| School type: | Public university, Private university |
| Endowment: | $
42,900,000 |