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As a new jumping off point for discussions with all the involved parties, the EVMS board is offering its own proposal: turning the school into a separate university that would report to a newly established ODU system board of visitors.

Internal emails show EVMS leaders believe the merger would mean massive layoffs, especially if their affiliate EVMS Medical Group were folded into Sentara.

Through video screens and microphones, some Sentara doctors and nurses helped care for critical coronavirus patients miles away. During the pandemic, telemedicine is having its long-awaited moment, health industry experts say.