Advanced Fellowships prepare future leaders for interprofessional practice. Alumni hold significant roles in VA, other government agencies and the private sector.


PATRICIA SWEENEY DIRECTOR, PEER SUPPORT SERVICES


BLESSEN EAPEN


CHIEF, PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION


MYLA MARSHALL CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOW


Patricia Sweeney, PsyD • National Director, Peer Support Services


• VA Central Office, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention


The PSR fellowship experience led me


to choose a career as a VA psychologist—I valued that VA offered both needed services to Veterans and opportunities to help me develop professionally.


Blessen Eapen, MD • Chief, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation


• VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System


My VA Advanced Fellowship experience was so


rewarding that I decided to share my passion for education with the next generation of brain injury physiatrists by offering the mentorship that I was afforded.


Myla Marshall, PharmD • VA Quality Scholars Clinical Research Fellow


• Birmingham VA Medical Center


I chose VA’s Quality Scholars fellowship because it


is a unique opportunity for graduates to gain experience in a number of specialized areas such as clinical research, quality improvement and project management.


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