Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center for
Veterans with Neurological Impairments
Gainesville, FL |
The Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center for Veterans with Neurological Impairment (RORC), located at the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System in Gainesville, Florida, is the only Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) supported by core funding from both Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) and Rehabilitation Research and Development (RR&D) Services.
The coalescence of expertise and talent among neuroscientists, interdisciplinary rehabilitation researchers, health service researchers, clinicians, and social scientists at the RORC REAP, the Brain Rehabilitation Research Center (BRRC), the Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), the Stroke and Polytrauma Quality Enhancement Research Initiatives (QUERIs), and University of Florida provide access to unusually strong and innovative research programs aimed at improving VA rehabilitation care.
Using the depth and breadth of expertise available in the community, the RORC is uniquely positioned to strengthen existing outcome evaluation methods and measures in rehabilitation outcomes research. Through our local and regional collaborations, as well as national collaborations with the QUERIs and the VHA National Rehabilitation Program Office, Patient Care Services, our findings will continue to improve the quality of rehabilitation programs for veterans and influence future health policy.
MISSION
The mission of the Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center (RORC) is to conduct interdisciplinary research that improves the health, function, and community reintegration of post-deployed veterans and veterans with neurological impairment.
RESEARCH FOCUS
Rehabilitation and the management of disability and illness are emerging as dominate themes in the VHA strategic vision. The RORC mission directly addresses these evolving priorities through research by examining how to improve the access, design, administration, management, and cost of care; by using state of the science methodologies to develop new and more precise measures across the continuum of care; and by evaluating innovative systems and processes of care through the continuum, including the psychosocial aspects of recovery, informal caregiving, and community reintegration.
Our primary research focus is to evaluate rehabilitation programs and interventions that result in optimal patient outcomes. Research is organized thematically by outcomes of interest. These outcomes include:
- Health
- Function
- Independence
- Quality of Life
- Community Integration
- Access
- Quality
- Cost
Research programming is supported by Administrative, Methodology, Dissemination and Career Development/Training Cores. A Steering Committee of national content area experts and an Advisory Panel of local VA and UF leaders provide guidance and support.
OUR COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS
The RORC REAP works closely with other VA research centers, as well as the University of Florida. Some current collaborative partnerships include:
The Rehabilitation Outcomes Research Center of Excellence occupies 8,900 square feet in the Commerce Building located in downtown Gainesville, Florida, just 2 miles from the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center.
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