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Ocean State Research Institute


Contact Information

Name: Mary Ford

Title: Executive Director

Tel: 401-273-7100 x.3674  

Email: mary.ford@va.gov

Ocean State Research Institute

830 Chalkstone Avenue

Research Building #35

Providence, RI 02908-4734

Affiliated Medical Center

Providence VA Medical Center

Boston VA Medical Center

Total Number of Unique Patients:

Research Square Feet:

Number of Principal Investigators: 21

Major Areas of Research

  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Depression
  • Genomics
  • Homelessness
  • Mental Health
  • Post-traumatic Stress (PTSD)
  • Prosthetics
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Suicide Prevention

Brief Description

Ocean State Research Institute (OSRI) is a non-profit organization that solely supports medical research and education at the Prov-idence VA Medical Center (PVAMC). The mission of OSRI is to support the PVAMC by providing administration services for funds obtained from non-VA sources for research and education. The Providence VA Medical Center (PVAMC) is a primary and secondary care facility providing a full range of services. The PVAMC is a Dean’s Committee academic affiliate of Alpert Medical School of Brown University and The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy. The Research Service of the PVAMC is accredited by AAALAC-I and AAHRPP. The Providence VA Medical Center and Ocean State Research Institute are deeply committed to support the research activities and have made significant investments in research infrastructure over the past 10 years. Institutional commitment is now extended to include construction of additional research space, support of research space, and protected time for investigators and mentors.

1717 K ST NW Suite 900

Washington, DC 20006

202-951-7701  |  admin@navref.org

FEIN: 52-1784596

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