The Virginia-Nebraska Alliance (The Alliance) is a unique partnership between higher education partners to address the national need to diversify the healthcare and research workforce. The Alliance was formed in September 2004 between the five Historically Black Colleges/Universities (HBCUs) within Virginia: J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, the University of Nebraska Medical Center(UNMC) and Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). In 2006 The Alliance welcomed the University of Richmond (UofR), the University of Virginia (UVA), and Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) as academic partners. Virginia Technical University joined in 2007.

This model partnership between academic health science centers and HBCUs can be replicated across the nation to increase racial and ethnic diversity in the health professions.

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