MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE
BOARD OF VISITORS OF
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
December 8, 1999
A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors of Virginia
Commonwealth University was held on Wednesday, December 8, 1999, at 7:30
a.m. in the conference room located at 910 West Franklin Street.
Present were Drs. Perkinson (Acting Rector), Long, and Smith; and
Messrs. Flippen, Gresham, Rigsby and Weinberg. Also present were Drs. Trani,
Dewey, McDavis and Kontos; Messrs. Gehring, Ross, Timmreck and Wyeth; and
Mesdames Balmer, Jones and Price.
Dr. Perkinson called the meeting to order. The proposed agreement with
INOVA Health System Foundation was presented. The agreement establishes
the Northern Virginia Division of the VCU School of Medicine. The division will
be based at INOVA Fairfax Hospital in Northern Virginia. The plan's design has
medical students completing the first two years of training on VCU's Medical
College of Virginia Campus in Richmond. For both the third and fourth years of
training, up to 50 medical students will be assigned to the INOVA Campus. VCU
also is considering expanding the medical school class by 18 students per year
bringing the total number of new students to 190. On motion made and
seconded, the Executive Committee approved the proposed agreement with
INOVA Health System Foundation.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:40 a.m.
W. Baxter Perkinson, Acting Rector
