Still, those teaching surgeons donate their time to the VA,
And they are really good.
Procedures done at the VA facility.
They don’t ‘donate’ their time. It’s part of their academic employment. Academic hospitals with VA affiliates have a deal with the VA to provide a specific amount of man hours and coverage. For this, the VA allows the academic center to send medical students, residents, and fellows to the VA. I’m not being critical, at all, and I’m sure those surgeons do outstanding work at the VA. Personally, I like that model for staffing VA hospitals much more than having the VA hire primarily foreign medical graduates.