For folks considering VA vs. Academic medical center as future career track primarily for clinical/supervision work, what are pros and cons?

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Some social work programs are much more administrative, so some of those skills can be pitched as "management material." I think it's mostly BS, but most leadership in hospitals love to make decisions based on the bottom line and don't need a ton of convincing when there is a clear lowest cost option. This isn't a slight on MSWs, but moreso a critique of the penny wise, pound foolish approach by most hospital systems towards staffing decisions.

Myopia, concrete thinking, and obedience to authority pay...very well.

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