HOUSTON VA RESEARCH & EDUCATION

THE PRIMARY TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE HOUSTON VA RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION, INC., A 501(C)(3) RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 7361 THROUGH 7366, IS TO FACILITATE THE CONDUCT OF THE MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE MICHAEL E. DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER BY ACTING AS A FLEXIBLE FUNDING MECHANISM IN ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAMS. FUNDS SPENT BY THE FOUNDATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY SUPPORTS VA FACULTY AND STAFF IN THEIR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING ENDEAVORS TO FOSTER PROGRESS IN LABORATORY SCIENCE, CLINICAL SCIENCE, AND REHABILITATIVE AND HEALTH SERVICE PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT THE NATION'S VETERANS AND GENERAL POPULATION. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENT OF VA FACULTY AND STAFF THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE BREADTH OF KNOWLEDGE USED TO FACILITATE PATIENT CARE.