QUALITY TRAINING AND EDUCATION


largest provider of health professions education and training in the U.S.


largest funder of graduate medical education in the U.S.


During the 2019-2020 academic year, 20,000 trainees came from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) of higher education.


Last year, an estimated 80% VA optometrists, 70% VA podiatrists, and 70% VA psychologists trained with VA before becoming employees.


750+ mental health training positions were added in partnership with the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention since 2012.


According to the 2019-2020 VA Trainee Satisfaction Survey, trainees are 36% more likely to consider a career at VA following their VA training experience.


VA prepares students and trainees for dynamic health care careers as long-term VA employees and community providers through quality training with a deep understanding of Veteran care needs.


OAA oversees VA’s health professions training mission, which helps ensure Veterans receive high-quality clinical care while creating training opportunities for the next generation of U.S. health care providers.


As a result of VA’s pivotal role in education, specialties such as geriatrics, spinal cord injury medicine and addiction psychiatry have become nationally recognized medical specialties.


Recruiting and developing the best talent is essential to delivering quality Veteran care. OAA offers a range of educational opportunities in over 40 health professions disciplines. To attract an even larger pool of trainees, VA also promotes several incentive programs, such as Education Debt Reduction Program, Employee Incentive Scholarship Program, National Nursing Education Initiative and VA Learning Opportunities Residency.


Approximately 120,000 health professions trainees each year receive training at VA medical facilities through academic affiliation partnerships. VA provides expert faculty and state-of-the-art technology, so trainees realize their maximum potential.


“As a VA trainee, I have the opportunity to use advanced training equipment such as bronchoscopy and endobronchial ultrasound simulators to hone my procedural skills.”


— Andrew MacMillan, DO Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellow Central Virginia VA Health Care System


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