Permanent Residents and DVA's

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Hey People!

When I was at my interview at NYCPM, one of the clinicians who interviewed me told me that in order to be placed in a clerkship and residency in a DVA, you needed to be a citizen. That was the first I had heard that. Does anyone know if that is 100% correct?

 

[Feli]

What you heard is accurate for all DVA residencies...

Residencies with VISA reqs
http://www.casprcrip.org/html/casprcrip/pdf/Directory/VISA_Req.pdf

Clerkships and VISA reqs
http://www.casprcrip.org/html/clerkships/pdf/VISA%20Req.pdf

I think anyone can do the clerkship or clinical rotations at a VA, though. I'm pretty sure a couple of my classmates who have a student VISA are clerking at vet hospitals. Regardless of your status, there is a veritable mountain of paperwork for them since they are government facilities.

VAs are only about 20% of the podiatric residencies, though. There are many others that permanent residents and people with non-citizen status can complete.

 

[Dr. Gangrene]

What you heard is accurate for all DVA residencies...

Residencies with VISA reqs
http://www.casprcrip.org/html/casprcrip/pdf/Directory/VISA_Req.pdf

Clerkships and VISA reqs
http://www.casprcrip.org/html/clerkships/pdf/VISA%20Req.pdf

I think anyone can do the clerkship or clinical rotations at a VA, though. I'm pretty sure a couple of my classmates who have a student VISA are clerking at vet hospitals. Regardless of your status, there is a veritable mountain of paperwork for them since they are government facilities.

VAs are only about 20% of the podiatric residencies, though. There are many others that permanent residents and people with non-citizen status can complete.

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well said.
Must be a citizen to do residency, but you can do externship/clerkship. We have some canadians here at azpod. The first one through our program is a third year. Our 3 years is a lot at the local va, and he had a lot of red tape to get through.

 

[cool_vkb]

In general, nearly 100% of jobs in Veteran Affairs require US citizenship unless there is an immense shortage of that skill and US citizens are not available to fulfill it.