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Veterans Administration residency programs: an overview. 1987

J H Maino, and T I Messer, and D H Messer

At present, there are 33 Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Centers providing 1-year COE (Council on Optometric Education) accredited residency training programs for 46 recent graduates. This paper describes the types of programs available, discusses the staffing of the clinics, and details the clinical experience.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007396	Internship and Residency	Programs of EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE training to meet the requirements established by accrediting authorities.	House Staff,Internship, Dental,Residency, Dental,Residency, Medical,Dental Internship,Dental Internships,Dental Residencies,Dental Residency,Internship,Internship, Medical,Internships, Dental,Medical Residencies,Medical Residency,Residencies, Dental,Residencies, Medical,Residency,Residency and Internship,Internships, Medical,Medical Internship,Medical Internships,Residencies,Staff, House
D009907	Optometry	The professional practice of primary eye and vision care that includes the measurement of visual refractive power and the correction of visual defects with lenses or glasses.	Optometries
D006787	Hospitals, Veterans	Hospitals providing medical care to veterans of wars.	Veterans Hospitals,Hospital, Veterans,Veterans Hospital
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.