1. VA SAN FRANCISCO: 2017/18:GME Orientation
It is a pleasure today, on behalf of Dr. Nicoll and my fellow faculty members to provide this briefing of VA GME.

2. VA Organization VA: 4 Core Missions “To Educate for the VA and Nation”
OAA
Partnered since 1946 with medical schools
107/126 medical schools
VA organized by regions - VISN 21
San Francisco (UCSF)
Palo Alto (Stanford)
Reno
Northern California (UC Davis)
Hawaii
Guam
Fresno

3. San Francisco VA Community Based Outpatient Clinics
Eureka
Ukiah
Clearlake
Santa Rosa
San Francisco VAMC/Nursing Home Unit
3rd and Harrison
South San Francisco

4. VA San Francisco Patient Care 64,328 unique patients
615,011 outpatient visits
5271 inpatient visits
124 operating beds/120 nursing home beds
National Programs of Excellence National Referrals
Cardiovascular surgery  Pacemakers
PTSD  Movement Disorders
HIV Medicine  Robotic Surgery
Epilepsy
Dialysis
Primary Care Education
Homeless veteran program
SFVAMC has several National Centers of Excellence in the areas of Epilepsy Treatment; Cardiac Surgery; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; HIV; and Renal Dialysis. It has many other nationally recognized programs including: the Parkinson’s Disease Research, Education, and Clinical Center; the Hepatitis C Research and Education Center; the Mental Illness Research & Education Clinical Center; and the Western Pacemaker and AICD Surveillance Program. The Medical Center is designated as one of only five VA Centers of Excellence in Primary Care Education. It has also been selected as a Community Resource and Referral Center, one of only 12 locations designed to serve homeless and at-risk for homeless Veterans and their families. The Medical Center is the first VA to perform MRI-guided deep brain stimulation surgery and is one of only a few VA Medical Centers performing state-of-the-art transcatheter aortic valve replacement surgeries.

5. Support for Education Residents/Fellows
ACLS Training
Simulation center
Dinner Tickets
Bike lockers
Lactation room
Shuttle routes
Center of Excellence in Primary Care Education
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