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Old 04-10-2012, 10:12 AM   #4
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I agree with the others. It's extremely location dependent. Even within one state you can find radically different VA programs and cultures.

This is probably true for all specialties, but I especially notice it in psychiatry. Some VA's are essentially a collection of high no-show outpatient appointments, others are centers of excellence for all sorts of mental health issues, which attract some great minds, motivated staff, and good research…
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