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CSP Epidemiology Center - Durham (CSPEC-Durham)

Established in 1997, the CSP Epidemiology Center - Durham (CSPEC-Durham) is located on the campus of the Durham VA Health Care System in North Carolina. It is one of the CSPECs established by the Cooperative Studies Program that serve as national resources for epidemiologic research and training for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

The primary mission of all CSPECs is to enhance VA health care delivery by promoting VA-based population research and to convert those results into a format that Veterans Health Administration providers and administrators can apply to improve patient care. The specific mission of the CSPEC-Durham is to support and encourage CSP-sponsored population-based research that includes the collection of information on the epidemiology and natural history and clinical course of disease, with an emphasis on medical care interventions and their evaluation.

The CSPEC-Durham has three major goals:

  1. Investigate the determinants of disease in Veterans, including molecular, genetic and biologic components.
  2. Investigate the sources of disparities in the delivery and outcomes of medical care through VA-based population research.
  3. Provide training opportunities in epidemiology to MD and PhD investigators through mentored research.

Our research work primarily centers around Cancer Outcomes Research and Gulf War Research. The CSPEC-Durham also serves as the Administrative Core for the Military Exposures Research Program (MERP).

Academic Affiliations

Key Personnel



Christina D. Williams, PhD, MPH
Acting Director, CSPEC-Durham


Carrie May, MPH
Assistant Director - Operations, CSPEC-Durham

Contact

CSPEC-Durham

Durham VA Medical Center
508 Fulton St (152)
Durham, NC 27705
Phone: (919) 286-0411 ext. 17 - 4058
Fax: (919) 416-5839

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