Dear VA Trainee:
PURPOSE: This voluntary and anonymous survey is for all health professions trainees, including students, interns, residents, and fellows, who had some or all of their training in a VA facility at some time during the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This is a confidential survey with an average completion time of 15 minutes and is to be taken only once at the end of your VA training experience for the current academic year. We greatly value your opinion. Your feedback helps us improve our educational programs.
DATA ACCESS: Only de-identified, aggregated statistics, such as means, frequencies, and associations, will be reported to VA officials, other members of the Executive branch, the U.S. Congress, to the public as required by law, and to your VA facility’s education program office. Data access for research purposes is deidentified.
INSTRUCTIONS: To begin the survey, click on the button below.
Use the “NEXT” button at the bottom of the page to save your answers and turn to the next page.
Use the “PREVIOUS” button to view/change your responses on a previous page.
DO NOT USE THE BACK BUTTON on your browser. It causes you to exit the survey. To ensure confidentiality, this survey must be completed in one sitting without logging out.
Thank you!
OMB Control No: 2900-0691
Estimated Time: 15 minutes
Expiration Date: pending
Public Reporting Burden Statement
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires us to notify you that this information collection is in accordance with the clearance requirements of section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 15 minutes per response. No person will be penalized for failing to furnish this information if it does not display a currently valid OMB control number. The collection of information is sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The results of the survey will be used to improve the clinical training that takes place at VA medical centers. Response to this survey is voluntary and failure to respond will have no effect on your future employment or any claim you may file with the Department of Veterans Affairs.