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VA’s Office of Academic Affiliations celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrates VA’s programs supporting Hispanic minorities.

Prosthetic orthotist and Marine Veteran produces wide range of prosthetic devices for Veterans. Some exceed capabilities of most models today.

Expansion brings 15 new occupational therapist programs and 27 new physical therapist programs to 24 VA medical centers to meet the needs of Veterans for generations to come.

Physical therapy trainee helped a vulnerable Veteran during her first week at VA.

VA is the largest health care training system in the USA, providing medical education to 120,000 trainees in more than 40 disciplines each year.

VA trains more psychology profession trainees than any health care system in the nation. The nation’s leading provider of treatments for PTSD, VA offers hope of healing for the silent wounds of war.

More than 500 participants from minority-serving institutions, academic affiliates and professional organizations attended VA’s 2021 Minority Summit to find ways to advance VA academic partnerships and expand diversity in health professions trainees.

VA proudly joins other federal agencies recognizing National Minority Health Month. Time to raise awareness about the health disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minority populations.

Policy Memorandum Number 2, signed Jan, 30, 1946, provided the legal basis for affiliations between VA and the nation’s medical schools, launching a long tradition of collaborative partnerships.