of preference The Secretary shall make the preferences provided under subsection (a) easily accessible to medical support assistants and other staff of the Department assisting in the appointment scheduling process to use to improve the timeliness of the scheduling of appointments for health care and related services furnished by the Department, including through non-Department providers. 205. Staffing model and performance metrics for certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Staffing model (1) In general Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall— (A) develop, validate, and implement a staffing model for the Office of Integrated Veteran Care of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or successor office, Veterans Integrated Services Networks, and medical centers of the Department that includes appropriate target staffing levels nationally, regionally, and locally to ensure timely access to care and effectively oversee the provision of care by the Department, whether at a facility of the Department or through a non-Department provider