Category: VA

In recognition of Nurse Practitioner Week, VA would like to recognize the World War II Veteran and internationally renowned nursing leader who transformed the nursing profession by co-founding the nurse practitioner profession, Dr. Loretta C. Ford. Ford served her country as a nurse in the Army Air Forces, working at several stateside military bases before…

VA offers a wide range of mental health services with a goal to support recovery and enable Veterans who experience mental health problems to live meaningful lives in their communities and achieve their full potential. Shields & Stripes is one of a series of non-profit organizations that sports the same goal, with a focus on improving…

VA employs 7,167 of the 325,000 licensed nurse practitioners across the nation. They diagnose, treat and manage acute, chronic and episodic complaints, with a focus on health promotion and disease prevention to positively impact Veteran patient outcomes. VA nurse practitioners work in a variety of settings, including inpatient care, Community-Based Outpatient Clinics and emergency rooms.…

The Robley Rex VA’s Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Center for Veterans living with severe mental illness recently celebrated its first graduates in the program. After more than a year in the program, Nigel Tucker, Tracey Taylor and Christopher Pompa celebrated the end of a demanding mental health recovery curriculum designed to provide Veterans like them…

It’s not every day you meet someone who has lived a century. Meet Arthur “Curly” Talmage. Surrounded by family, friends, and staff of Weatherford, Texas’ Sante Fe Health and Rehabilitation Center, Talmage recently celebrated his 100th birthday with smiles and stories. “I never dreamed I’d still be around this long, but I’m glad I made it,”…

Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Navy Veteran William Muhm, who served as a chaplain in Iraq and is currently the auxiliary bishop of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services. William “Bill” Muhm was born in June 1957 in Billings, Montana, to James and Anne Muhm. He was raised in Denver, Colorado, and attended Colorado State University,…

For me, Veterans Day is about identity. I used to think I didn’t have one… and then I found out that I did… in spades. I was 17 when I shipped off to boot camp in June 1994, turning 18 shortly after graduating in August. I didn’t know what I had to offer but I…

There’s a lot of anticipation surrounding your VA job application and interview, but as with all good career moves, there’s a time and a place for when to follow up on your application. You may want to reach out, whether to find out what’s going on or in the hopes of speeding things along, and…

In Case You Missed It: If you haven’t seen this week’s “Veterans Resources” newsletters, then here’s the news you need. Friday Nov. 11 is Veterans Day. VA Secretary Denis McDonough and Vietnam Veterans of America will host the 69th annual National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery. We’ll be broadcasting the event on the…

On Nov. 5, VA Deputy Secretary Donald Remy spoke the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Naturalization Ceremony at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Here is that speech. [Acknowledging Elizabeth MacMillan, director Smithsonian National Museum of American History]: Thank you for enabling us to come together at this magnificent venue, and for your management…

Physician and musician Dr. Mary Rorro blends music into her psychiatric practice with Veterans at the New Jersey VA. Her therapeutic music program, “A Few Good Notes,” provides therapeutic effects in Veterans’ journeys toward healing. As part of the program, Veteran volunteers teach Veterans guitar lessons. Rorro plays with them on viola both in the clinic and community,…

In a special town hall event on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at the Washington D.C. VA Medical Center, VA Secretary Denis McDonough addressed the top requested concerns from Veterans and their families, caregivers and survivors. The one-hour town hall was streamed live on YouTube. A recording can be viewed online in case you missed it. You…