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The VA is critical to academic development.

Celia N Robinson1, Julie Freischlag, F Charles Brunicardi

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Surgical chairs highly value affiliations with the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for academic program development and faculty training. Most chairs believe VA centers are crucial resources for building robust academic surgical programs.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Surgical Training
  • Academic Medicine

Background:

  • Developing academic surgical programs faces challenges due to economic factors and funding changes.
  • Surgical chairs' primary responsibility includes academic program development.
  • The study investigates the perceived importance of the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for academic program growth.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the significance surgical chairs attribute to the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in developing academic programs.
  • To assess the current and past VA affiliations of university-based surgical departments.
  • To understand surgical chairs' attitudes toward VA involvement in academic program development.

Main Methods:

  • A web-based survey was distributed to 122 university-based surgical department chairs in the US in 2009.
  • The survey evaluated previous and current VA affiliations.
  • Attitudes regarding academic program development in relation to the VA were assessed.

Main Results:

  • A 47.5% response rate (58/122) was achieved.
  • 91% of chairs believed VA affiliations are important for training programs, and 91% viewed the VA as beneficial for faculty development.
  • 78% of chairs indicated that VA research funding is important for academic faculty development.

Conclusions:

  • A significant majority of surgical chairs perceive VA affiliations as a vital resource for academic surgical program development.
  • The US Department of Veterans Affairs plays a crucial role in supporting academic surgical training and faculty advancement.