VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System Observes 2023 National VA Research Week
PRESS RELEASE
May 4, 2023
Los Angeles , CA — The VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System (VAGLAHS) is celebrating National VA Research Week, May 8-12, 2023 honoring the contributions of its scientists as they seek to discover medical breakthroughs and support healthy outcomes for the Veterans in our community.
The 2023 National Research Week Kick-off ceremony will be held on May 9, 2023, from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. PST (1:00 - 2:00 p.m. EST) will honor three of our own VAGLAHS Researchers, Drs. Nicholas Nickols, Donna Washington, and Elizabeth Yano hosted by the Honorable Denis McDonough, the eleventh VA Secretary. You can view the ceremony live or follow ORD’s Facebook page.
On May 11, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. PST, VAGLAHS’s Associate Chief of Staff for Research Dr. Michael Ong will address the research community via Zoom Register to Attend.
The VAGLAHS Medical Research Service celebrates the work of researchers investigating the treatment and quality of care of Veterans on topics such as: gastrointestinal diseases, precision oncology in colon, lung, and prostate cancer, mental health disorders, quality of care, women’s health, improving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and social health equity in research, homelessness, complementary and integrative health, etc.
The VAGLAHS Medical Research Program’s research portfolio includes both VA research and operations funded studies at approximately $35 million. Our site has 532 active research projects with supports 200+ principal investigators, and over 1,000 employees who participate in our research activities.
VA Research nationwide has had a significant impact in how the VA advances its mission of caring for those who have served in our nation’s military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors for nearly a century. Our research enables us to connect Veterans with the soonest and best care, supporting their whole health and providing a health system of the highest reliability.
VA research also examines how well the VA delivers health care to all Veterans, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, or economic background. No Veteran should ever be underserved, and the efforts of these investigators are crucial to improving health equity.
For more information about VAGLAHS Medical Research, visit: Research | VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care | Veterans Affairs.
To learn more about National VA Research Week, recent studies, or opportunities for Veterans to enroll in research programs, visit www.research.va.gov.