 Choices, nearly every subspecialty in medicine, surgery, psychiatry and rehabilitation. Choices, specialized clinical practice, education and research. Choices, state-of-the-art equipment, innovative concepts, advanced techniques and hands-on experience. Choices, 172 medical centers and 54 satellite clinics. Choices, the Department of Veterans Affairs gives you choices in your pharmacy career. As a VA pharmacist, you have to be flexible, confident, assertive, willing to take charge. But it's worth it. The rewards, the benefits, the personal satisfaction of knowing that you're doing the best job and doing it right for those who served. Each day brings a new opportunity to interact with colleagues, management, medical center employees and, most importantly, the veteran. Each day will offer you an exciting opportunity to fully practice your profession. You'll be part of a professional team where high standards of excellence are the norm. You'll use your expertise in complex healthcare matters. VA is a well-respected healthcare institution. Our medical centers are approved by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. And our pharmacy residencies are accredited by the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists. Our pharmacists hold prominent positions and are actively involved in national professional societies, such as the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, the American Pharmaceutical Association, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the American College of Healthcare Executives. We employ the finest. Our pharmacists and pharmacy research investigators have received high acclaim for their accomplishments. Our pharmacists are involved not only within VA, but in the development of the profession as a whole. The pharmacy profession and the role of the pharmacist is changing. Today's VA pharmacists are therapeutic experts and managers who work in synergism with the clinical staff. They are dispensers of information as well as distributors of medications. Specialty practice is becoming a greater part of the pharmacy profession. You name it, it's happening in VA. Nuclear medicine, ambulatory care, oncology, geriatrics, long-term care, research and education just to name a few. Education is important in VA. We have long-standing affiliations with most of the nation's top medical schools, colleges of pharmacy and business schools. Our healthcare professionals hold faculty positions in prominent universities across the country. Each year we train more than 100,000 individuals in almost every category of health services. That's because a qualified healthcare staff is vital to our continued success and growth. For our patients, we deliver the best healthcare, keeping the promise to those who served. Our employees enjoy a complete benefits package that is second to none. Opportunities at any one of our 172 medical centers and 54 satellite clinics across the United States including Puerto Rico. Vacation and sick time that starts accruing as soon as you join our team. A full range of healthcare education programs at the local, regional and national levels that qualify for continuing education units. Two full-scale continuing education centers where the primary concern is to further the knowledge of our healthcare staff. Advanced healthcare management training at affiliated business schools. Various incentive programs such as tuition support and the health professional scholarship programs and much, much more. You're invited to become part of the VA team. We're a team that cares, a team with community spirit, hosting blood drives, food drives and other charitable programs in our communities throughout the year. We're a team that gets involved with our profession, with continuing education, with the latest techniques and technologies in our field, with research, with teaching, with our colleagues and with our patients. Choices. VA gives you choices in your pharmacy career. VA is the right choice for your future. VA, the best care. Keeping the promise to those who served. For more information about a career in the Department of Veterans Affairs, contact the personnel service at the VA Medical Center of your choice.