DECATUR, Ga. – The Atlanta VA Medical Center (VAMC) renewed its long-time affiliation with the Emory School of Medicine in an agreement signing July 28, 2015.
The ten-year agreement reaffirms Atlanta VAMC’s long-standing relationship with Emory that began in 1947, and is a further example of a mutual commitment to continued excellence in patient care to Veterans. In support of The Department of Veterans Affairs’ mission, "To educate for VA and for the Nation", the Atlanta VAMC maintains an education and training program for health professions students and residents to enhance the quality of care provided to Veteran patients within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) healthcare system.
Atlanta VAMC Associate Chief of Staff for Education Dr. Wilson Holland said that thousands of Emory resident physicians and medical students have trained at the medical center over the past seven decades.
“Approximately 60 percent of all physicians now practicing in Georgia trained at a VA at some point of their training,” Holland said.
Holland, who also serves as Associate Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine, said this affiliation allow trainees to be exposed to the unique and challenging problems in the veteran population. “These affiliations continue to allow the Atlanta VAMC to be at the fore front of teaching and mentorship of the next generation of physicians.”
| Date Taken: | 08.03.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 08.03.2015 11:49 |
| Story ID: | 171952 |
| Location: | DECATUR, GEORGIA, US |
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