Who We Are
Founded in 1989, Friends of VA Medical Care and Health Research (FOVA) is a national coalition of over 100 academic, medical, scientific, and patient advocacy organizations, along with veteran-focused associations, dedicated to strengthening the Department of Veterans Affairs’ health care and medical research enterprise.
FOVA works to ensure Veterans have access to high-quality, evidence-based care by advocating for sustained federal investment in VA medical care, medical and prosthetic research, and the infrastructure that supports them.
A core part of FOVA’s mission is educating Congress and federal stakeholders on the funding needs and policy priorities critical to VA’s ability to deliver care and advance medical innovation. Each year, FOVA provides funding recommendations to inform the appropriations process and support VA’s research and health care missions.
In addition to advocacy, FOVA promotes awareness of VA’s nationally recognized medical care and research programs and highlights the scientific advances and health outcomes made possible through VA research.
What We Do
Advocate annually for robust VA medical care and research funding
Support VA’s medical and prosthetic research enterprise
Educate Congress and federal stakeholders on Veterans’ health priorities
Promote strong research, facilities, and IT infrastructure across VA
AcademyHealth
Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine
Alliance for Aging Research
Alliance for Eye and Vision Research
ALS Association
Alzheimer’s Association
American Academy of Neurology
American Academy of Ophthalmology
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Association for Biomedical Research
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges
American Brain Coalition
American College of Cardiology
American College of Clinical Pharmacology
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
American College of Physicians
American College of Psychiatrists
American College of Radiology
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
American Dental Association
American Dental Education Association
American Gastroenterological Association
American Geriatrics Society
American Headache Society
American Heart Association
American Lung Association
American Massage Therapy Association
American Occupational Therapy Association
American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association
American Osteopathic Association
American Physical Therapy Association
American Physiological Society
American Podiatric Medical Association
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
American Public Health Association
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
American Society for Clinical Investigation
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
American Society for Nutrition
American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET)
American Society of Anesthesiologists
American Society of Hematology
American Society of Human Genetics
American Society of Nephrology
American Society of Neuroradiology
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
American Spinal Injury Association
American Thoracic Society
American Tinnitus Association
American Urological Association
American Veterans
Americans for Medical Progress
Arthritis Foundation
Association of Cancer Care Centers (AAAC)
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Association of Academic Physiatrists
Association of American Medical Colleges
Association of Pathology Chairs
Association of University Professors of Neurology
Association of VA Hematology/Oncology
Association of Veterans Affairs Nurse Anesthetists
Blinded Veterans Association
Blue Star Mothers of America
Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation
Brain Injury Association of America
CAN’s Policy Fellow
Catholic War Veterans, DOT
Center for Patient Advocacy Leaders
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
Coalition for Clinical and Translational Science
Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC)
Council of Graduate Schools
CRD Associates
Cures Within Reach
DAV (Disabled American Veterans)
Digestive Disease National Coalition
Duke University
Endocrine Society
Epilepsy Foundation
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research
Global Management Partners
Health and Medicine Counsel
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Institute for Women’s Health Research
International Myeloma Foundation
Jewish War Veterans of America
Lewis-Burke Associates
LUNGevity
Lupus Foundation of America
Marfan Foundation
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Medical Device Manufacturers Association
Melanoma Research Foundation
Mental Health America
Michael J. Fox Foundation
Military Officers Association of America
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
National Alopecia Areata Foundation
National Association for Biomedical Research
National Association of VA Physicians and Dentists (NAVAPD)
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
National Scleroderma Foundation
NCODA (Network for Collaborative Oncology Development & Advancement)
Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Parkinson’s Foundation
Powers Law Firm
Prevent Blindness
Prostate Cancer Foundation
Radiation Research Society
Research Society on Alcohol
Research!America
Society for Developmental Biology
Society for Investigative Dermatology
Society for Neuroscience
Society for Reproductive Investigation
Society for Women’s Health Research
Society of Academic Associations of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Society of University Surgeons
Surgical Infection Society
The Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine
The American Association of Immunologists
The American Orthopaedic Association
The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
The Lymphoma Research Foundation
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
UsAgainstAlzheimer’s
Veterans Affairs PA Association
Veterans Healthcare Policy Institute
VetsFirst
FOVA Members