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A growing library of specialty guides for healthcare professionals pursuing roles within VA Community Care. Each guide covers what it takes to become a recognized specialist — the credentials, training pathways, and what serving veteran patients in your field actually looks like. Explore by specialty or search below.

Specialty Career Guides

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Substance Abuse Partial Hospitalization Provider

A Guide for Substance Abuse Partial Hospitalization Providers.....

Sports Medicine Provider

A Guide for Sports Medicine Providers.....

Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs)

A Guide for Speech-Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs).....

Speech-Language Pathologists

A Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists.....

Sleep Medicine Provider

A Guide for Sleep Medicine Providers.....

Skilled Nursing Facilitie

A Guide for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs).....

Rheumatologist

A Guide for Rheumatologists.....

Residential Treatment Facilitie

A Guide for Residential Treatment Facilities.....

Rehabilitation Hospitals

A Guide for Rehabilitation Hospitals.....

Radiologist

A Guide for Radiologists.....

Pulmonary Disease Specialist

A Guide for Pulmonary Disease Specialists.....

Psychologist

A Guide for psychologists.....

Psychiatric Provider

A Guide for Psychiatric Provider.....

Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Provider

How To Become Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Provider.....

Providers Addressing Men’s Concern

A Guide for Providers Addressing Men’s Concerns.....

Provide Nurse Registrie

A Guide for Nurse Registries.....

Preventive Medicine Specialist

A Guide for Preventive Medicine Specialists.....

Podiatrist

A Guide for Podiatrists.....

Plastic Surgeon

A Guide for Plastic Surgeons.....

Physician Assistant

A Guide for Physician Assistants (PAs).....

Physical Therapist

A Guide for Physical Therapists.....

Pediatric Provider

A Guide for Pediatric Providers.....

Pain Medicine Specialist

A Guide for Pain Medicine Specialists.....

Otolaryngologists (ENT Specialists)

A Guide for Otolaryngologists (ENT Specialists).....

Orthopaedic Surgeon

A Guide for Orthopaedic Surgeons.....

Optometrist

A Guide for Optometrists.....

Ophthalmologist

A Guide for Ophthalmologists.....

Occupational Therapist

A Guide for Occupational Therapists.....

OB/GYN Specialist

A Guide for OB/GYN Specialists.....

Nursing Facilities & Intermediate Care Facilities

A Guide for Nursing Facilities & Intermediate Care Facilities (ICFs).....

Nuclear Medicine Provider

A Guide for Nuclear Medicine Providers.....

Neuromusculoskeletal (NMM) & Sports Medicine Provider

A Guide for Neuromusculoskeletal (NMM) & Sports Medicine Providers.....

Neurologist

A Guide for Neurologists.....

Neurological Surgeon

A Guide for Neurological Surgeons.....

Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Specialist

A Guide for Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Specialists.....

Neurocritical Care Specialist

A Guide for Neurocritical Care Specialists.....

Nephrology Specialist

A Guide for Nephrology Specialists.....

MRI Provider

A Guide for MRI Providers.....

Mood & Depression Specialist

A Guide for Mood & Depression Specialists.....

Milk Bank

A Guide for Milk Banks.....