For folks considering VA vs. Academic medical center as future career track primarily for clinical/supervision work, what are pros and cons?

From what I heard, VA seems to value psychologists (e.g., protection from malpractice, etc.) across the board. AMC can be a bit of context-specific. I'd love to hear your observations and information on prestige, pay (throughout career 10-20 year track, including initial pay), work-life balance, future career track opportunities, etc. between VA and AMC. A bit more context - I'm trying to decide where to go for internship between VA and AMC. Most of my sites I interviewed are in big... Read more
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