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THE PRIMARY TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION, A 501(C)(3) MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 38, SUBCHAPTER IV-RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CORPORATIONS, SECTIONS 7361-7368, IS TO SUPPORT BIOMEDICAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE HEALTH-RELATED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND DEPARTMENT OF VA MEDICAL CENTER (VAMC). RESEARCH SPONSORED BY THE CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION BENEFITS VETERANS TREATED AT THE LOUIS STOCKS CLEVELAND VAMC AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE AND DISABILITY. EDUCATION PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY THE CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION HELP DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS OF RESEARCH SO THEY MAY BE TRANSLATED TO CLINICAL PRACTICE, PROVIDE HOSPITAL STAFF WITH TRAINING IN THE LATEST TREATMENTS, AND HELP PATIENTS UNDERSTAND AND MANAGE THEIR MEDICAL CONDITIONS.