NURSING EDUCATION VA Puget Sound enhances nursing education and practice by facilitating a strong and mutually beneficial partnership between the VA and schools of nursing.  We provide

Registered Nurse (RN) and Nurse Practitioner (NP) residency programs to develop competent, confident, practice-ready employees to meet the needs of our community. Learn more about our:

ASSOCIATED HEALTH EDUCATION VA Puget Sound's associated health education includes all health professions except for medicine, dentistry, and nursing (e.g., psychology, occupational

therapy, pharmacy, etc.). Through affiliation agreements with health professions schools and colleges, we provide clinical placements and fellowships for health professions trainees in more

programs to enable students to realize their full potential to strengthen the spiritual health of people in their care as well as themselves Learn more about our CPE program MEDICAL AND

DENTAL EDUCATION VA Puget Sound offers training opportunities to learn from VA’s physician and dental faculty, who hold joint appointments with universities and the VA, in both clinical and

research settings.  We prepare health care professionals to meet the changing needs of the nation’s health care system. ADVANCED FELLOWSHIPS VA Puget Sound provides unique preparation for

future leaders in healthcare by providing hands-on mentored educational experiences (e.g., medical informatics, clinical simulation, etc.).  Through creative partnerships, use of new

technology, and innovative educational modalities, we promote and foster the highest standards of leadership, intellectual integrity, research, and patient care. VA advanced fellowship

program in Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) with Seattle-Denver Center of Innovation (COIN)