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The BD-STEP fellowship is managed by a Coordinating Center based in Boston VA and supported by VA ORD. The Coordinating Center leads efforts for the fellowship, with the NCI partnership continuing to play a significant role in supporting Coordinating Center activities. The primary functions of the Coordinating Center include overall program organizational and administrative functions including establishment and management of program meetings, program national curriculum, fiscal management, and other related administrative activities.
The BD-STEP fellowship four funded sites: the VA Boston Healthcare System, the Durham VA Healthcare System, the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, and the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System. Each site has at least one clinician and one researcher serve as a director. Interested applicants should contact the site directors to discuss potential projects. Below please find more information about each site.
Palo Alto |
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Todd Wagner, PhD. Co-Director, BD-STEP Fellowship. Director, VA Health Economics Resource Center (HERC). Associate Director, VA Center for Innovation to Implementation COIN (Ci2i). Associate Professor of Research, Department of Surgery, Stanford University. Research Interests/Key Contributions to Science:
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Jennifer S. Lee, MD, PhD. Co-Director, BD-STEP Fellowship. Associate Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology, Gerontology, Metabolism) and by courtesy, of Health Research & Policy (Epidemiology). Associate Chief of Staff - Research (ACOS-R), VA Palo Alto. Chief Medical Officer, Palo Alto VA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center. Staff Physician, Medical Services, VA Palo Alto. Research Interests/Key Contributions to Science:
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Durham |
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Christina Williams, PhD. Co-Director, BD-STEP Fellowship. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Duke University. Deputy Director, Cooperative Studies Program Epidemiology Center (CSPEC)- Durham. Research Interests/Key Contributions to Science:
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Michael Kelley, MD. Co-Director, BD-STEP Fellowship. Professor of Medicine, Duke University. Director, VHA National Oncology Program. Research Interests/Key Contributions to Science:
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Houston |
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Aanand Naik, MD. Co-Director, BD-STEP Fellowship. Professor and Robert J. Luchi, MD, Chair in Geriatric Medicine and Section Chief, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Investigator, Health Decision-Making & Communication Program and Chief, Implementation Science & Innovation Core, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center Research Interests/Key Contributions to Science:
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Kyler Godwin, PhD, MPH. Co-Director, BD-STEP Fellowship. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Section of Health Services Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Investigator, Implementation & Innovation Program, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. Research Interests/Key Contributions to Science:
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Jessica Davila, PhD. Co-Director, BD-STEP Fellowship. Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Section of Health Services Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Chief, Methodology & Analytics Core, Investigator, Clinical Epidemiology & Comparative Effectiveness Program, Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. Research Interests/Key Contributions to Science:
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Boston |
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Nhan Do, MD. Co-Director, BD-STEP Fellowship. Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Director, Boston Cooperative Studies Program Informatics Center, VA Boston Healthcare System. |
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Nathanael Fillmore, PhD. Co-Director, BD-STEP Fellowship. Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Associate Director for Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics, Boston Cooperative Studies Program Informatics Center, VA Boston Healthcare System. Research Interests/Key Contributions to Science:
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