Understanding how NAVAPD advocates for VA physicians and dentists, supports fair compensation, and helps shape policies affecting veteran healthcare.

This six-hour presentation will be divided between lecture, workshop, and case studies in forensic anthropology analytical methods. Forensic anthropology, or the application of skeletal biological methods to medicolegal questions, is an essential part of the death investigation process for unidentified human remains.

NAVAPD supports new legislation that would require the VA to provide more timely, facility-level staffing and vacancy data, helping Congress better identify workforce shortages and protect veterans’ access to quality care.