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  • Physician assistant helps save a life

    Physician assistant helps save a life

    When a patient collapsed in the lobby of a VA outpatient clinic, a physician assistant and licensed vocational nurse sprang into action.

  • Physician assistant specializes in teaching surgery robotics

    Physician assistant specializes in teaching surgery robotics

    Physician assistant helped develop one of the nation’s largest robotic thoracic surgery training programs.

  • Physician Assistant Week highlights dedication of service to Veterans

    Physician Assistant Week highlights dedication of service to Veterans

    This week, we shine a spotlight on our physician assistants and highlight their 57 years of expertise, dedication to patient care, and service to Veterans

  • Embrace serving Veterans as a physician assistant (PA) at VA

    Embrace serving Veterans as a physician assistant (PA) at VA

    VA has everything you could want in your career as a physician assistant. Explore the history of this valuable profession and find out how you can bring your expertise to VA.

  • VA physician assistant’s goal is to provide the highest quality of treatment

    VA physician assistant’s goal is to provide the highest quality of treatment

    Physician assistant Elizabeth Robinson welcomes challenges. “I want Veterans to be treated as if they were my family.”

  • See what physician assistants are saying about their VA careers

    See what physician assistants are saying about their VA careers

    With a mission to serve Veterans and benefits that make a difference to you, VA is the perfect place to work for physician assistants like you.

  • Army colonel shares what it’s like as a physician assistant at VA

    Army colonel shares what it’s like as a physician assistant at VA

    On VA’s “Talk About It Tuesday” broadcast, Col. Randolph “Scott” Harrison shared his perspective on being a physician assistant and working with VA.

  • Five unique ways to serve Veterans as a physician assistant

    Five unique ways to serve Veterans as a physician assistant

    Your expertise as a physician assistant can be applied to numerous specialties within VA, all of them helping Veterans find the care they need.

  • Take the first step into a health care career as a nursing assistant at VA

    Take the first step into a health care career as a nursing assistant at VA

    A nursing assistant is a valuable member of our care team, someone who works with Veterans in a hands-on role every day as they learn the ropes at VA.

  • The top reasons physicians choose a job… and you’ll find them all at VA!

    The top reasons physicians choose a job… and you’ll find them all at VA!

    A recent survey detailed the things physicians look for in an employer, and VA has them all. See what we have to offer.

  • VA physician led landmark study on medication for treating high blood pressure

    VA physician led landmark study on medication for treating high blood pressure

    Freis, born in Chicago in 1912, originally considered a career as an actor, before turning his focus to medical research. He graduated from the University of Arizona in 1936 and received his medical degree at Columbia University in 1940.

  • Chats with the Chief – Dr. Kameron Matthews, Assistant USH for Clinical Services

    Chats with the Chief – Dr. Kameron Matthews, Assistant USH for Clinical Services

    Chats with the Chief features VHA Chief of Staff Jon Jensen as he talks with key players about the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and how it serves America’s Veterans. In this episode, Jensen is joined by VHA Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Services Dr. Kameron Matthews, who talks about the process of transitioning to new roles and prioritizing diversity in medicine.

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Last updated November 20, 2025

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