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  1. Archived File The file below has been archived for historical reference purposes only. The content and links are no longer maintained and may be outdated. See the OER Public Archive Home Page for more details about archived files.

  2. MISSIONS OF VA Veterans of Armed Forces • Patient care • Research and education • Backup medical care to DOD • Cemetery management

  3. >100 VA Hospitals Strong emphasis on clinician investigators

  4. VA NOBEL LAUREATES 1977 - Andrew Schally New Orleans VA Hypothalamic releasing factors 1998 - Ferid Murad Palo Alto VA - NO 1977 - Rosalyn Yalow Bronx VA - RIA

  5. COOPERATIVE STUDIES PROGRAM Cardiac Surgery CSP #4 – Coronary artery surgery I (1965-1975) CSP #28 – Coronary artery surgery II (1970-1992) CSP #90 - Prognosis and Outcome Following Heart Valve Replacement (1975-1997) CSP #207 - Anti-platelet Therapy After CABG (1983-1991) CSP #385 - Urgent Revascularization in Unstable Angina (AWESOME, 1995-2000) CSP #411 - The coronary artery revascularization prophylaxis (CARP) trial (ongoing) CSP #474 – Radial artery vs saphenous vein grafts in CABG (ongoing) CSP #517 – Outcomes following myocardial revascularization: On & off cardiopulmonary bypass (ongoing)

  6. MERIT REVIEW SUB-COMMITTEES 26 Aging & clinical geriatrics Infectious Diseases (A,B) Cardiovascular studies (A,B) Mental Health & Bipolar PTSD Clinical Research Program Mental Health Schizophrenia & Cog Endocrinology (A,B) Nephrology Gastroenterology Neurobiology (A-E) General Medical Science Oncology (A,B) Hematology Respiration Immunology (A,B) Surgery (A,B)

  7. Major Changes Over Past 5 Years in Merit Review Process

  8. OLD 2-3 internal 1-2 external NEW 2-3 internal External only when necessary Reviews • External reviewers were experts working directly in grant area • Increasingly difficult to obtain, expensive

  9. Page Limit • OLD • 15 pages of text • Figures and tables extra • NEW • 25 page limit • “NIH-type” format • Difficult to document 15 pages of text • Increasing amount of figures, tables • As payline decreased, preliminary data increased

  10. Page Limitations, Order and Content Requirements

  11. Funding • Medical research < 3% VA budget • Almost 70% Investigator initiated • OLD • $150,000 • 5 year • NEW • $125,000 • 4 year max Payline?

  12. http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/funding/

  13. Questions?

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