Our Mission

The West Haven Clinical Epidemiology Research Center (CERC) seeks to improve the health and health care of US Veterans by conducting and supporting rigorous studies involving topics in patient-oriented investigation and corresponding research methods.

Specific Aims

The West Haven CERC was created to broaden the capacity of VA research, and has three specific aims:

• Serve as a center-of-excellence for epidemiological research within the Veterans Health Administration, conducting rigorous studies that are relevant to the health and health care of veterans.
• Conduct methodological projects that improve the standards of research design and data analysis used in patient-oriented research.
• Create an educational environment in support of collaborative epidemiological research, including training in methods of research design, biostatistics, and data processing.