About the Program

The VA New Jersey Health Care System has a large, well-funded research and development program including studies in —

• biomedical research
• health services
• clinical and cooperative studies
• rehabilitation

The VA New Jersey Health Care System was the first VA research program to receive full accreditation status from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP), and is among fewer than 20 research organizations in the nation to have its Human Research Program accredited.

Services Offered

Our current research studies enhance the health care system’s ability to provide state-of-the-art techniques and treatments to veterans.

Over 200 active research protocols are currently being conducted at the VA New Jersey Health Care System in areas such as —

• infectious disease
• hypertension
• diabetes
• schizophrenia
• hematology
• surgery
• oncology