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  • Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Cruz Roque-Vicens

    Honoring Veterans: Army Veteran Cruz Roque-Vicens

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of Army Veteran Cruz Roque-Vicens. After serving as an engineer in Korea, Roque-Vicens went on to have a successful career as a sports journalist.

  • Olympics or National Veterans Wheelchair Games?

    Olympics or National Veterans Wheelchair Games?

    Dr. Luis Rivas had to choose between serving as an official for the Wheelchair Games or joining the Puerto Rican National Basketball team in Paris.

  • Residency programs address unique access to care challenges

    Residency programs address unique access to care challenges

    Seeing 50% of physicians leave Puerto Rico, the Caribbean VA established VA-sponsored accredited graduate medical education residency programs.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Mihiel Gilormini-Pacheco

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Mihiel Gilormini-Pacheco

    Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Mihiel Gilormini-Pacheco, who flew a P-47 in WWII and later co-founded the Puerto Rico Air National Guard.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Coast Guard Veteran Edgar York

    #VeteranOfTheDay Coast Guard Veteran Edgar York

    Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Coast Guard Veteran Edgar York, who served in Puerto Rico in the 1940s.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Jose Antonio Muniz

    #VeteranOfTheDay Air Force Veteran Jose Antonio Muniz

    Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran and pilot Jose Antonio Muniz.

  • Explore all that VA has to offer during Hispanic Heritage Month

    Explore all that VA has to offer during Hispanic Heritage Month

    If you’ve ever wondered about a VA career, learn about our culture from our team in Puerto Rico as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

  • Find your way to a VA career as a medical support assistant

    Find your way to a VA career as a medical support assistant

    A career as a medical support assistant is a great way to get your foot in the door at VA and explore what it means to serve those who have served.

  • A pharmacist career is waiting for you at VA

    A pharmacist career is waiting for you at VA

    Working at the top of your license, and taking charge of the care you provide, is just one of the ways VA is unique for pharmacists.

  • #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Cesar Luis Gonzalez

    #VeteranOfTheDay Army Air Forces Veteran Cesar Luis Gonzalez

    Today's #VeteranOfTheDay is Army Air Forces Veteran Cesar Luis Gonzalez, whose plane crashed in Sicily in 1943.

  • See how a clinical career at VA can make a difference for you

    See how a clinical career at VA can make a difference for you

    Looking for a place to bring your clinical career? Consider a job at VA that offers unbeatable benefits and a mission that matters.

  • VA’s workplace culture may help bring your job search to an end

    VA’s workplace culture may help bring your job search to an end

    A key part of your job search is finding the right fit for you and your skills, and workplace culture can impact that dramatically.

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