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Advisory Committee Management Office
Health Systems Research Service Merit Review Board
Purpose
To provide advice on the fair and equitable selection of the most meritorious research project for support by VA research funds. The ultimate objective of the Board is to ensure the high quality and mission relevance of VA’s legislatively mandated research and development program. Board members advise on the scientific and technical merit, originality, feasibility, and mission relevance of individual research proposals. They also advise on the adequacy of protection of human and animal subjects.
Committee manager
Tiffin K. Ross-Shepard
Email: tiffin.ross-shepard@va.gov
Phone: (202) 527-3286
Fax: (202) 495-6156
Please visit the committee website for additional information.
Documents
- April 2024 Charter (PDF, 125 KB, 3 pages, 04/29/2024)
- March 2023 Minutes (PDF, 164 KB, 1 page, 03/15/2023)
- August 2023 Minutes (PDF, 77 KB, 1 page, 08/31/2023)
- March 2025 Minutes (PDF 64 KB, 2 pages, 03/12/2025)
