Office of Discovery, Education and Affiliate Networks

The Office of Discovery, Education, and Affiliate Networks ensures that Veterans have access to the most innovative health care solutions by promoting medical research initiatives, training health care professions, and developing community partnerships.

FOCUS AREAS

• Educating current and future Health Care Professionals for VA and the Nation;
• Improving Veterans’ lives with investigative medical research and evidence-based discovery;
• Partnering with a community of industry experts that provide innovative solutions to systematic issues related to Veterans healthcare services.

Academic Affiliations	Research and Development	Healthcare Innovation and Learning	National Center for Healthcare Advancement and Partnerships	Simulation Learning, Education and Research Network

OUR PARTNERSHIPS

VHA is committed to pursuing public-private partnerships and exploring new and innovative ways to support VA’s mission. To meet large scale and complex challenges requiring cross-sector solutions and collaboration, VHA engages public-private partnerships that leverage the full range of our Nation’s talent, ingenuity, and commitment to action. These partnerships build capacity and create platforms for sharing resources to better serve Veterans, their families, caregivers, survivors, and other beneficiaries.

A few of the DEAN partnerships are listed below: Academic Affiliations with educational institutions, Health Profession Organizations, Accrediting bodies, Veterans Service Organizations, Congress, Veterans and their families, Advocacy Groups, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, National Media, National Research Advisory Council, Medical and Scientific Communities, Commercial partners in the pharmaceutical industry, and many more.