Institute for Learning, Education and Development (ILEAD)

To better train those who care for Veterans, VA has partnered with the American College of Preventive Medicine, or ACPM, to offer Level I Certification in Military Environmental Exposures. This certification equips health care providers with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively identify, treat and manage the effects of possible environmental exposures in Veterans.

Ensure you are equipped to identify and address the health consequences from possible military environment exposures in Veterans by earning certification in military environmental exposures.

 

Exposure to Agent Orange, airborne hazards/burn pits and Gulf War illness are among many well-publicized exposures and conditions that health care providers may not be prepared to diagnose and manage. To better train those who care for Veterans, VA has partnered with the American College of Preventive Medicine, or ACPM, to offer Level I Certification in Military Environmental Exposures. This certification will equip health care providers with the skills and knowledge needed to effectively identify, treat and manage the effects of possible environmental exposures in Veterans. 

The learning modules for this certification, developed by VA’s War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, cover assessing deployment-related environmental exposures, airborne hazards, Gulf War illness, chronic multi-symptom illness, depleted uranium and toxic embedded fragments. Modules are available on the VA Talent Management System, or TMS, for VA employees, or on TrainingFinder Real-time Affiliate Integrated Network, or TRAIN, for providers outside of VA.

 

“This certification will give providers the knowledge needed to address deployment-related health concerns for Veterans with a wide range of military service experiences,” said Helena Chandler, director of the War Related Illness and Injury Study Center in East Orange, New Jersey. She added, “It is an important and valuable credential to have.”

 

For the Level I certification, learners can earn 5.75 continuing medical education credits and certification, at no cost, upon successful completion of a comprehensive exam. The modules and the certification exam can be completed on-demand, with up to six months to successfully complete all components. VA will build on this certification later this year with an advanced Level II certification, which will add knowledge and expertise using case studies and clinical exposure scenarios.

 

Learn more about the certification and the steps for completion here.