On Tuesday, March 17, AACOM, in partnership with the Veterans Health Administration’s Office of Academic Affiliations (OAA), presented a briefing to update the osteopathic medical education community on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)’s GME Expansion Plan.

The conference call featured officials from the OAA, which oversees the design, implementation and monitoring of the VA’s GME expansion plan. To learn more about the call and this new initiative, please visit the below:

• OAA Presentation to 3/17 Call Participants 
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on VACAA

For further information about VACAA, contact:

• Barbara K. Chang, MD, MA, Director of Medical & Dental Education, Office of Academic Affiliations, Veterans Health Administration, at Barbara.Chang@va.gov or 502-287-4722

• Judy Brannen, MD, MBA, Clinical Director of Medical & Dental Education, Office of Academic Affiliations, Veterans Health Administration, at Judy.Brannen@va.gov or 804-675-5481

The recording from the conference call will be available soon. For information regarding the conference call, please contact VA_GME@aacom.org