Carol L. Hampton, M.M.S.
Director of Leadership
804.828.6594 clhampto@vcu.edu

Carol L. Hampton is Associate Dean for Faculty and Instructional Development, Office of Faculty Affairs at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine (SOM), Medical College of Virginia Campus, Richmond, VA. Appointed in October 1994, she established the first faculty development office at the School. Her responsibilities are to provide leadership and administration for instructional development, the Computer Based Instruction Lab (CBIL), faculty development, and women in medicine and science.She received the School of Medicine's Award for Educational Innovation in 2000 and the WISDM Professional Achievement Award in 2004. In 1998-99, she was appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia to the Southern Governors' Task Force on Medical Technology, focusing on telemedicine in the southern region. She was key in development of the VCU SOM Women in Medicine Program, which received the Association of American Medical Colleges' 2000 Women in Medicine Leadership Development Award.

Previous appointments at VCU include six years as the School's chief administrator for telemedicine, which is now integrated into the VCU Health System's ambulatory care clinics; Director of Instructional Development in the Office of Continuing Medical Education, leading the development of the Virginia Hospital Television Network with broadcasts of video and audio conferences nationwide; and Associate Professor and Biomedical Communications Specialist in Visual Education Department. Her background includes 25 years in instructional development, program innovation, and applications of technology to medical education for students, residents, and practitioners. Her master's degree in biomedical communication is from Tulane University