Educational Affiliations
During Fiscal Year 2006 and 2007 Coatesville VAMC provided and continues to provide a very active academic affiliations program with on-site internships and work experiences for 212 students, residents, interns/externs and trainees. Students from 18 universities and medical schools are involved in nursing, LPN, nurse practitioner, psychology, podiatry, physician assistant, and social work programs.
Academic Partners
Coatesville VAMC is affiliated with a variety of colleges and universities. The following is a listing of some of our programs and their affiliated institutions.
Social Work Interns
- West Chester University
- Bryn Mawr College
- University of Pennsylvania
- Widener University
- Seaton Hall
- Immaculata University
Physician Assistant
- Drexel/Hahnmann University
Psychology
- University of Hartford/Graduate Institute of Professional Psychology
- Chestnut Hill College
- California School of Professional Psychology
- Georgia State University
- Pacific Graduate School of Psychology
- LaSalle University
- Argosy
- Alliant International School of Psychology
- Illinois School of Professional Psychology
- Forrest
- Georgia School of Professional Psychology
- Immaculata University
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Nova Southeastern
Nurse Practitioner
- Villanova University
- Temple University
- Gwynedd Mercy College
Nursing
- West Chester University (BSN)
- Brandywine School of Nursing (RN Certificate program)
- CAT (LPN program)
- Immaculata University (BSN & MSN)
- Wilmington University
- Widener University (MSN)
Medical Technician
O.T.
- Elizabethtown College
- Penn State University
M.D.Residents (non-paid
- Delaware Psychiatric Center (doing an internal medical rotation)
Chaplain Students
- Lancaster Theological Seminar
- Neumann College
Veterans Service Organizations
Coatesville VAMC maintains a good working relationship with all of our veteran service organization (VSO) partners. We regularly brief our VSO representatives on changes impacting veterans' health care.
A Veterans Advisory Council (VAC) has been established which includes stakeholders from a number of veterans groups. The VAC meets quarterly.
US Department of Defense
As a participant in the US Department of Defense TRICARE Program*, Coatesville VA Medical Center serves as the main referral source for women's health and orthopedic specialty appointments.
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