At the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, located in West Philadelphia near the Penn campus, leaders at the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion (CHERP) realized the importance of involving veterans in providing advice to CHERP investigators. Dr. Kimberly “Max” Brown, the Co-Director of Research Development and Veteran Engagement at CHERP, reached out to Dr. Dana Kaminstein for assistance. Kaminstein, an affiliated professor in Penn’s Organizational Dynamics Programs, helped Brown launch the CHERP Veterans Community Advisory Board, or “VCAB.”
Read more about the new community advisory board at the Omnia website.