VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
Center for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering
The mission of VCU-CERSE is to foster interdisciplinary rehabilitation research and training that will lead to cutting-edge translational outcomes. The overriding aim is to improve the health, functional ability, and quality of life of persons who experience a disability through education, research, physical medicine and rehabilitation services, clinical care, and leadership development. The overarching objectives are to:
- Create interdisciplinary collaboration synergy within VCU, Hunter Holmes Medical Center, Department of Rehabilitative Services, and other community partners;
- Foster coordinated alliances with the greater Commonwealth of Virginia community and throughout the mid-Atlantic; and
- Unify rehabilitation research resources, enhance funding, substantially increase productivity, and establish a national reputation as the comprehensive center for the total healthcare for America's warriors and heroes, children and adults with disabilities – from clinical care to basic research sciences.
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VCU Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Center (TBIMS)
Drs. Kreutzer & Cifu awarded funding for the VCU Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Center (TBIMS) more information -
Facilitating Employment for Youth with Autism: A Replication Study of an Internship Model to Identify Evidence Based Practices
Paul Wehman, Ph.D. has received a 5 year, Disability and Rehabilitation Research Project (DRRP) on Facilitating Employment for Youth with Autism. more information