Category: VA

Turn up the volume on some of your favorite songs—your brain and body will be happy! Music activates many of the brain’s regions and networks, and can support well-being, quality of life, memory and more. Add some simple movement to the mix and it creates an entire brain-body activity. If you are interested in learning…

VA Video Connect (VVC) makes it easier than ever for caregivers to join the telehealth visits of the Veterans for whom they provide care. VVC is VA’s secure videoconferencing app designed to help Veterans and their caregivers quickly and easily meet with VA health care providers through live video on any computer or mobile device…

Each February, VA joins the entire country in celebrating Black History Month. During this month, we celebrate all Black Americans, Black VA colleagues and the Black Veterans who have served and sacrificed for this nation in every conflict since the American Revolution. This year’s Black History Month theme is African Americans and the Arts. The…

Northern Arizona VA is officially providing reliable five-day-a-week face-to-face primary care services at its rural health clinic located in Chinle. To celebrate the significant expansion of services, a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the clinic Jan. 22. Leaders from VA, Indian Health Service and Navajo Nation all spoke during the event.…

Healthcare engineers at VA work to ensure health care can be delivered smoothly to Veterans. In addition to putting your expertise to good use, healthcare engineer jobs at VA offer access to opportunities you won’t find anywhere else. We make these investments in you and your career because we know that you’ll bring your best…

On a single night in January, a dedicated team from Birmingham VA embarked on a crucial mission along with scores of others. Their goal was not only to count the homeless population but also to identify Veterans among them as part of the annual Point in Time (PIT) Count. Armed with clipboards, flashlights and a…

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally and is most frequently diagnosed in women between the ages of 35 and 44. Dr. Haley Moss is a gynecologic oncologist and the director of VA’s National TeleOncology’s Breast and Gynecologic Oncology System of Excellence program. The program is currently available at 82 VA…

In a recent SIM course, VA staff in Texas added to their skills the latest techniques on how to handle any medical situation in their VA hospitals. Simulation learning has become increasingly popular in recent years as more and more educators recognize its many benefits, such as increasing patient safety and improving existing processes. In…

Are you a Veteran with a permanent and total service-connected disability? Did you know your family members may have access to VA-covered care through the Civilian Health and Medical Program of VA (CHAMPVA)? To help Veterans and their family members learn more about the program, theSITREP – VA Health Care Made Simple invited CHAMPVA’s deputy…

Every Veteran deserves a safe, stable place to call home, and that’s why VA is committed to ending Veteran homelessness. In March 2023, VA announced its goal to place at least 38,000 Veterans experiencing homelessness into permanent housing and to ensure that at least 95% of the Veterans housed that year did not return to…

VA’s Under Secretary for Health, Dr. Shereef Elnahal, calls suicide prevention “our most important clinical priority.” In identifying the many factors that contribute to suicide, it becomes even more imperative to emphasize a less discussed and contributing risk: sexual violence. The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network describes “sexual violence” as an all-encompassing non-legal term…

There’s no better way to learn about VA than from the people who work here, and we’d love the opportunity to meet you. If you’ve been considering a switch to VA, now is the time to meet with our team as we attend events with: Pri-Med South from Feb. 8-10, 2024 AMSUS, The Society of…