UVA SoM is widely considered to be one of the most prestigious public medical schools in the United States, and students often pursue dual degrees such as MD/PhD, MD/MBA, and MD/JD.

"[3] This structure, which was eventually demolished in 1938, was one of the first of its kind in the entire United States, conceived and blueprinted by Jefferson himself, who pushed fervently for its construction up until the time of his death in 1825.

[5] In September of 2024, a letter of no confidence, signed by 128 faculty members and physicians, was raised against dean Melina Kibbe and CEO of UVA Health Craig Kent, demanding their ousting and replacement.

[6] The letter accused Kibbe and Kent of allowing "egregious acts" such as harassment of resident physicians, overcharging patients in favor of profit, and lavish spending on C-suite executives.

The letter also asserts that Kibbe and Kent have been pressuring healthcare workers to not report concerns of patient safety, and more generally, that they have ushered in "a culture of fear and retaliation" within the school and health network.

In response to the letter, university president Jim Ryan wrote that "through some of their [the authors'] allegations, they have unfairly — and I trust unwittingly — cast a shadow over the great work of the entire health system and medical school.” The university decided to bring in the law firm Williams & Connolly to conduct an investigation into the allegations, which remains ongoing.

The hospital is a Level I trauma center and is accessible by ambulance as well as Pegasus, UVA Health System's air and ground transport service for critically ill and injured patients.

[10] Founded in 1967, the Department of Perceptual Studies is unusual in that it is one of the few academic research groups in the field of "supernatural phenomena" with board-certified physicians and scientists at a respected university.

According to the handbook provided to all entering students: The University of Virginia undertook significant expansion of research and training programs in the basic biomedical sciences during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Interest in the training of medical scientists flourished rapidly in this environment, in part because many of the new faculty either had experience with MSTPs or were recent graduates of such programs.