Our Research
Southern Arizona VA Health Care System broad-reaching efforts study health and disease, while supporting the lives of Veterans long term
The VA defines research as: a systematic investigation (including research development, testing, and evaluation) designed to develop or contribute information to the general knowledge of a scientific discipline (or other scholarly field of study). A systematic investigation is an activity that is planned in advance and that uses data collection and analysis to answer a question.
Research is vital at Southern Arizona Veteran Health Care System to provide the best care to our nation’s Veterans and has been codified as one of the four main missions of the VHA. Research accomplishes this mission directly through the advancement of science and knowledge and indirectly by attracting healthcare providers who have an interest in being part of leading- and cutting-edge medicine.