4.3: Academic Community Partnerships

Sustain partnerships with the academic community that enhance the quality of care to veterans and provide high quality educational experiences for health care trainees.

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Purpose and Outcomes: VA will form partnerships with the Nation’s academic community to provide training and education to medical residents and other health care trainees. The quality of health care provided to veterans is enhanced as a result of these partnerships. VA has affiliations with 107 medical schools and over 1,200 educational institutions. In FY 2002, clinical training at VA facilities was provided to over 81,000 residents, fellows and students including approximately 28,000 physician residents and fellows; 17,000 medical students; 16,000 nursing students; and 18,000 allied health residents and students. Strategies and Processes: VA will promote excellence and innovation in the education of future health care professionals. VA will work with the academic community to improve the training and awareness in military health related issues. We will provide appropriate support for training, education, and resident supervision. External Factors: Changes in VA’s academic training programs may be affected by VA’s ability to remain a desirable academic training partner. The future of medicine in VA is shaped by scientific, social, and economic trends that occur in society, often out of the control of the VA health care system.

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