MEDICAL EDUCATION AFFILIATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA),Medical Education Affiliation Agreement • February 16th, 2016
Contract Type FiledFebruary 16th, 2016This agreement, when duly executed and approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), establishes an affiliation between VA, its Veterans Integrated Service Networks, and the listed VA facilities, and the institution sponsoring osteopathic graduate medical education programs, its affiliated participating institutions and their affiliated school of osteopathic medicine for the academic purposes of enhanced patient care, education, and research. A sponsoring institution, its affiliated participating institutions and their affiliated school of osteopathic medicine that are signatories to this document are collectively referred to as “affiliated institutions” or “the affiliate.” All parties to the agreement have a shared responsibility for the academic enterprise. The affiliated institutions accept primary responsibility for the integrated education programs conducted with VA while VA retains full responsibility for the care of VA patients and administration of its healthcare system.