Veterans Health Administration research in aging: Opportunities for high impact across the academic career

Camille P Vaughan^{1

2}, Rebecca T Brown^{3

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5

6}, S Nicole Hastings^{7

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9}, Una E Makris^{10

11}, Daniel E Forman^{12

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Affiliations

¹ Birmingham/Atlanta VA Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
² Division of Geriatrics & Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
³ Geriatrics and Extended Care Program, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁴ Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁵ Division of Geriatric Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁶ Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁷ Center to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation, Health Services Research and Development, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
⁸ Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
⁹ Durham VA GRECC, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
¹⁰ Rheumatology, Medical Service, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas, USA.
¹¹ Division of Rheumatic Diseases, Department of Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
¹² Pittsburgh VA GRECC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
¹³ Department of Medicine, Divisions of Geriatrics and Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

Camille P Vaughan et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 Sep.

. 2023 Sep;71(9):3001-3004.

doi: 10.1111/jgs.18393. Epub 2023 Apr 24.

Camille P Vaughan^{1

2}, Rebecca T Brown^{3

4

5

6}, S Nicole Hastings^{7

8

9}, Una E Makris^{10

11}, Daniel E Forman^{12

13}

¹ Birmingham/Atlanta VA Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
² Division of Geriatrics & Gerontology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
³ Geriatrics and Extended Care Program, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁴ Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁵ Division of Geriatric Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁶ Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁷ Center to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation, Health Services Research and Development, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
⁸ Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
⁹ Durham VA GRECC, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
¹⁰ Rheumatology, Medical Service, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas, USA.
¹¹ Division of Rheumatic Diseases, Department of Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
¹² Pittsburgh VA GRECC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
¹³ Department of Medicine, Divisions of Geriatrics and Cardiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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