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Outstanding Benefits

  • Market- and performance-based pay
  • Malpractice protection covered by the Federal Government
  • Student debt reduction and scholarship programs
  • 26 days paid annual vacation
  • Nationwide job transfer opportunities

These are some of the benefits of working as a VA physician. They're pretty outstanding. Get more details ...

    
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More than half of all practicing physicians in the U.S. acquired a portion of their medical education in VA's health care system. Whether you're interning at a VA facility or not, we invite you to explore the possibility of a VA medical career at the completion of your training. We offer a variety of advantages over the private sector:

Greater support for new physicians
Higher quality of care delivery
Better quality of work/life balance
Wider range of practice and upward mobility opportunities

Explore the following links, as well as the rest of the VA Careers Web site, to learn even more about starting your medical career at VA:
Special fellowship program
Education support
VA physician occupation brochure


Read what our physicians have to say about VA.




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