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Expanding Clinical Trial Access for Veterans

Prepared by the National Association for Veterans Research & Education Foundations (NAVREF)​

www.navref.org

Opportunities for Digestive Disease Research Partnerships

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VA 101

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is our nation's largest integrated health care system. Each and every day, the VA provides comprehensive, high-quality, patient-centered healthcare services to millions of eligible veterans across the country.

The VA health network includes over with over 1,200 healthcare facilities, including hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other specialized care centers spread across all 50 states and territories.

​Unique public-private partnership with academic medical centers (VA trains 70% of the nation’s doctors). VA health care providers (including researchers) are often dual-appointed personnel, representing one of the largest public-private partnership models across the U.S. Government.

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Extramural - NAVREF NPCs

    • Externally funded by non-VA entities
    • $357 Million

Intramural - VA

    • VA appropriated funds for research initiatives
    • $943 Million

$357 M

$943 M

VA NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS: RESEARCH IMPACT (FY24)

NPC-Employed

Research Personnel

Supported

Principal Investigators

Active Research

Projects Administered

2,503

2,047

3,685

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WHY DO RESEARCH AT THE VA?​

    • Largest Integrated Health Care System in the country ​
    • Single Electronic Medical Record System with 9M+ Patients with racial diversity. Relatively study-naïve population; highly altruistic and motivated. ​
    • 101 Year Old Research Program with a Proven Track Record of Success Pioneering Health Care Innovation​
    • More than 60% of VA researchers are also clinicians who provide direct patient care – allows VA research to move quickly from the research setting to care delivery​

Single Electronic Health Record

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NATIONAL ASSOC. FOR VETERANS RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS​

    • Founded in 1992 with a mission to build a stronger veteran research and innovation community through support and collaboration.​​
    • Our Role:​
      • Provide education, training, and core services to our members to sustain a strong research environment across VA​
      • Collaborate with outside entities to expand clinical research opportunities for veterans​
      • Work closely with VA leadership to promote collaboration and efficiency ​

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REACH OUT!

Chief Executive Officer

Washington, D.C

rashi@navref.org

Rashi Romanoff, MS