E. Develop educational program letters of agreement for each VA health facility that provides a resident
with educational experience that is one month or longer in duration. These agreements must identify faculty who
will teach, supervise, and evaluate resident performance; oversee duty hours; outline resident educational
objectives; specify periods of resident assignment; and establish policies and procedures for maintaining resident
education during the assignment.
3. VA has the following responsibilities:
A. Operate and manage the VA facility and maintain accreditation by the Joint Commission and other
accrediting entities as appropriate.
B. Appoint qualified health care professionals, as appropriate, as full-time or part-time staff of the facility,
who will provide supervision of trainees and provide veteran patient care.
C. Participate with the sponsoring institution in the academic programs of education and research, provide an
appropriate learning environment, and supply sufficient resources for appropriate conduct of such programs.
D. Assure that staff with appropriate academic and clinical credentials will teach and supervise trainees.
E. Establish minimal qualifications for trainees coming to VA for academic programs.
F. Orient trainees and faculty to the VA facility and inform them that they are subject to VA rules and
regulations while in a VA facility.
G. Review and sign appropriate educational program letters of agreement prepared by the sponsoring
institution for trainees.
H. Ensure that all trainees and faculty who will be assigned to VA receive appropriate VA appointments, to
include issuance of appropriate letters of appointment documenting their appointment as VA employees.
I.
Evaluate the trainee’s performance and conduct in mutual consultation with the program director and
according to the guidelines outlined in the approved curriculum and accepted standards.
J. Assure that trainees with occupational injuries (including exposure to infectious or environmental
hazards), will be assessed and, in emergency cases, initially treated at VA. When providing professional services
covered by this agreement and properly documented as appointed by VA,VA trainees are covered by the
provisions of the Federal Employee Compensation Act.
K. Dismiss any trainee from VA assignment in accordance with VA Handbook 5021, Part VI, Paragraph 15
or Paragraph 18, whichever paragraph applies.
L. Encourage faculty appointments at the sponsoring institution for VA staff.
M. Appoint VA and appropriate sponsoring institution program faculty to the VA Partnership Council and its
subcommittees. Program faculty will be chosen based on the extent of involvement in the VA training program
and geographic proximity to the VA facility.
N. Conduct periodic reviews of academic programs and policies according to VA policies.
TERMS OF AGREEMENT
Ultimate responsibility for the control and operation of VA facilities and programs rests with VA. Ultimate
responsibility for academic education rests with the sponsoring institution, its affiliated participating institutions
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