03/17/2026
This year marks the fifth iteration of celebrating Health Professions Education Week, a week dedicated to recognizing the vital role VA plays in training the next generation of health care professionals.
As the largest provider of health professions education in the United States, VA has partnered with academic institutions for eight decades to prepare future clinicians and ensure Veterans receive world-class care.
By the numbers:
• 124,000+ VA trained more than 124,000 health professions trainees last year.
• 1/3 Trainees make up one-third of VA's clinical workforce.
• 93% VA conducts training programs with 93% of the nation's medical schools.
• 60+ VA trains students in over 60 different health professions.
• 50% Fifty percent of the nation's doctors have received training at VA.
• 1,500 VA partners with nearly 1,500 academic institutions across the U.S.
Join us this week in recognizing education leaders, academic partners, health professions trainees and HPE staff who all make these training programs successful, ensuring the well-being of Veterans and the future of health care for the nation.
