The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday announced the membership of the newly formed VA advisory committee that "will provide a forum for joint planning and coordination between VA and the nation’s health professions schools and universities." The new 14-member panel "will advise Secretary Shinseki and Under Secretary for Health Robert A. Petzel on ways to further enhance what has become the largest public-private partnership in VA’s history and a cornerstone of American health professions education." Jordan J. Cohen, M.D., will chair the VA National Academic Affiliations Council. He is president-emeritus of the AAMC. Darrell G. Kirch, MD, AAMC's current President and Chief Executive Officer, also has been named to the committee.

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