VA Nursing Academy: FAQs

VA Nursing Academy

How can I get into the VA Nursing Academy?

The VA Nursing Academy is not a nursing school itself but is a partnership with accredited nursing schools. Therefore, the VA Nursing Academy does not select or admit students. This is the responsibility of the school of nursing in the partnership.

Which VA sites have a VA Nursing Academy partnerships?

The VA facility-nursing school partnerships listed below have been competitively selected to participate in the VA Nursing Academy. Additional VA-nursing school partnerships will be selected in 2009, for a total of 14 partnerships in the pilot program.

The list below gives the location of the VA facility, followed by the partnering nursing school.

• Birmingham, AL - University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing
• Charleston, SC - Medical University of South Carolina
• Detroit, Saginaw, Battle Creek & Ann Arbor, MI - University of Detroit Mercy and Saginaw Valley State University
• Gainesville, FL - University of Florida
• Hines, IL - Loyola University Chicago
• Honolulu, HI - University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Nursing and Dental Hygeine
• Oklahoma City, OK - University of Oklahoma
• Providence, RI - Rhode Island College
• Salt Lake City, UT - University of Utah
• San Diego, CA - San Diego State University
• Tampa, FL - University of South Florida
• West Haven, CT - Fairfield University