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Vets First Podcast

by Department of Veterans Affairs

The Vets First podcast is a research-based podcast that focuses on the VA healthcare system and its patients. Instead of being just another research podcast, the Vets First podcast was created with a primary focus on the Veterans and their stories. The hosts, Levi Sowers PhD, and Brandon Rea work to bridge the gap between the state-of-the-art research being performed at Veterans Affairs and the Veterans themselves in an easy-to-understand manner. Importantly, Levi and Brandon want to assist researchers around the country to better understand the needs of Veterans. In this podcast you will hear interviews from Veterans with specific conditions and then hear from VA funded researchers who are studying those very topics as well as other highlighted services the VA provides. The Department of Veterans Affairs does not endorse or officially sanction any entities that may be discussed in this podcast, nor any media, products or services they may provide.

What listeners say

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An indepth and personal approach to VA related research. It is interesting to hear from Veterans, what problems they face, and then hear from a specialist or reasearcher attempting to fix those problems. It is done in a way that I can understand and I got to learn about the researchers themselves!

Vet researcher · Jul 2020

Very well produced. I love that this is a podcast from the researchers in the trenches learning about how to improve my life as a veteran. My favorite is hearing them interview the veterans that are directly affected by the treatments themselves. It has to help how the researchers think about TBI, Hepatitis, etc. Very interesting podcast and I am excited for the 2nd season!

Jocko 56 · Jul 2020

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