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Dr Ross is supported by the National Institute on Aging (K08 AG032886) and by the American Federation for Aging Research through the Paul B. Beeson Career Development Award Program. Drs Vashi, Ross, and Gross are involved with the Clinical Scholar's Program that is supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Dr Vashi is also a VA scholar and is supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the United States Air Force, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Health & Human Services or the U.S. Government.
Drs Gross and Ross are members of a scientific advisory board for FAIR Health, Inc and receive research funding from Medtronic, Inc to develop methods of clinical trial data sharing. Dr Ross also receives research funding from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to develop and maintain performance measures that are used for public reporting and from the Pew Charitable Trusts to examine regulatory issues at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
