The Office of Research and Development aspires to lead the Veterans Health Administration in providing unequaled health care value to veterans. That endeavor is made ever greater-and challenged by-the changing dynamics of healthcare, which is always evolving as consumers demand quality for their dollar, and medical technology leaps ahead of our capacity to manage it.

The Office of Research and Development is like a major "wheel" of research, and the four Services are its "spokes." Each Service oversees a number of world renowned research centers nationwide.

• Biomedical Laboratory Research & Development Service
• Clinical Science Research & Development Service
• Cooperative Studies Program
• Health Services Research & Development Service
• Rehabilitation Research & Development

Each of these four services is headed by a director who is supervised by the Chief Research and Development Officer (CRADO), who in turn reports to the Office of the Under Secretary for Health. An organizational chart is provided below.

Organizational Chart

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• What's New
• ORD Research Honors
• Recent Research Advances
• Historical VA Research Accomplishments

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• Organization of VA R&D
• A Message from the Under Secretary for Health
• VA R&D; Chief Research and Development Officer
• VA R&D Deputy Chief of Research and Development Officer
• R&D Annual Report
• National VA Phone Directory