ADVANCED FELLOWSHIPS


OVERVIEW


For over 40 years, Advanced Fellowships have helped VA fill workforce needs in critical emerging healthcare disciplines. VA Advanced Fellowships were first offered in 1978. The Geriatrics Advanced Fellowship Program and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program were some of the earliest fellowships offered. While initially only offered to physicians, these programs were expanded in 2005 to include health professionals from other disciplines. They now represent 21 professions.


Selection of 21 Advanced Fellowships Disciplines


GERIATRICS


CLINICAL INFORMATICS SPINAL CORD INJURY


EPILEPSY ADDICTION MEDICINE


ADDICTION PSYCHIATRY


HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE ACHIEVEMENTS


In a recent post-fellowship employment survey, 56% of Advanced Fellows were employed with VA or other government agencies after training.


468


Active Advanced Fellows


Advanced Fellows train for two years at VA and affiliated institutions. Advanced fellowship specialties include Quality and Patient Safety, Clinical Informatics and Spinal Cord Injury.


Most Advanced Fellowships have Coordinating Centers to link programs across separate VA facilities and ensure a standardized curriculum.


Working with VA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) and Academy Health, OAA will collaborate on the development of a curriculum in Learning Health Systems for the Health Services Research (HSR) Advanced Fellowship Program.


Sites supporting Advanced Fellowships in 21 professions


58 3,582


Advanced Fellowship graduates since 1992


18 OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS


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