Associated Health Education
Associated Health Education
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a leader in the training of clinical associated health professionals. Associated Health Education (AHE) includes all health professions with the exceptions of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing. Through affiliation agreements with more than 1,400 individual health professions schools and colleges, clinical placements and fellowships are provided to health professions trainees (HPT) in more than 60 professions.
VA Health Professions Education (HPE) programs play a leading role in creating the health care workforce for VA and the nation. For instance, over 70% of VA podiatrists and psychologists and over 80% of VA optometrists participated in VA training programs prior to employment.
To meet national mental health workforce needs, VA’s Mental Health Education Expansion (MHEE) initiative has added more than 780 funded training slots across 11 professions over the last decade. MHEE offers opportunities for interprofessional education and team-based care.
Associated Health Education Professions
VA provides training opportunities for HPT’s enrolled in accredited programs in more than 60 professions including those listed below. For information on accreditation, contact the AHE Team at: OAAAssociatedHealth@va.gov
Professions
- Audiologist
- Biomedical Engineer
- Blind Rehabilitation Specialist
- Chaplain
- Chiropractor
- Clinical Lab Technician
- Health Information Management Specialist
- Laboratory Technician
- Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor
- Marriage and Family Therapist
- Medical Assistant
- Occupational Therapist
- Optometrist
- Orthotist – Prosthetist
- Physician Assistant
- Perfusionist
- Pharmacist
- Pharmacy Technician
- Phlebotomist
- Physical Therapist
- Podiatrist
- Psychologist
- Recreational Therapist
- Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
- Social Worker
- Speech Pathologist
- Surgical Assistant
- Medical Physicist