Genetics and the Veterans Health Administration

摘要

In this issue of Genetics in Medicine, Dr Maren Scheuner and her team capture the crossroad of the dynamic Veterans Affairs (VA) medical system and expanding clinical genomic services at a critical point in their evolution. They explored the various models of genetic care delivery just as a new service was launched in the Veterans Health Administration, a rare opportunity to assess implementation. Knowing some of the history of the VA medical system and the strategic plans of the Genomic Medicine Service (GMS) will help put her research findings in context.