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I am have been toying with the idea of applying to the VANAP program offered through the Veteran's hospital in ATL through Emory University. I am a veteran of the Air Force and served my country for 11 years and so veteran care is something dear to me and I think it makes me a good candidate. My only concern I have is if I focus my nursing education only on veteran care would that not adequately prepare me for a job outside the VA? During the program, students will engage in specialized training in the following: Mental health Traumatic brain injury care Home-based health care Palliative care Women's health Homeless care For instance, I would like the opportunity to work with children one day and if I apply to a hospital outside the VA would that look bad that I did not receive training in other areas within a university hospital? I know some hospitals require new graduates to complete internal training upon hiring so maybe its really nothing to be concerned about. Its an amazing opportunity and am strongly considering applying but I am really interested in hearing feedback before the deadline (in like two days). Thanks for your input.

I will definitely check into those areas. I was initially looking close to the school which was pretty expensive. I have a middle schooler so hopefully I find an area that is relatively close enough to Emory where it wont take an hour to get home and within a good school district. Thanks for your help! If you have any more suggestions keep em coming :)

I will be starting the nursing program at Emory this fall (2014) and now I am looking for affordable areas to live. I'm not looking for an apartment but a house that is not crazy far since from my understanding ATL traffic is horrific...help!

Finally the wait is over...Im in! Looking forward to meeting you guys in the future. Good Luck!

OMG! I say your post and HAD to check to see if I had an email address...guess what I have an emory.edu address as well! I'm so scared to get too excited but I think this is a sure sign we are good to go. Why would they issue us an email address if we are not students? AHHH!!!