{"id":69600,"date":"2023-11-02T16:50:34","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T16:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/11\/02\/million-vet-program-nears-millionth-enrollment-eyes-continued-growth\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:32:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:32:28","slug":"million-vet-program-nears-millionth-enrollment-eyes-continued-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/veterans\/2023\/11\/02\/million-vet-program-nears-millionth-enrollment-eyes-continued-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Million Vet Program nears millionth enrollment, eyes continued growth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After 12 years of work, the Million Veteran Program<\/a> is about to live up to its name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Veterans Affairs officials<\/a> expect the initiative to enroll its one millionth veteran sometime in the next few weeks. But program leaders say that milestone won\u2019t mark an end to their work. Instead, they\u2019ll shift to more targeted efforts in order to fill in gaps in the massive database of medical information <\/a>they have collected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrom the beginning, the goal was really to understand how genetics, lifestyle, military experiences and exposures impact health and well being,\u201d Dr. Sumitra Muralidhar, director of the program, told members of the Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee <\/a>on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRight now we have over 100 projects doing work with this data set. We\u2019ve had over 350 publications so far. \u2026 So, our goal is, after we get to one million, we will start diversifying the cohort more and have focused campaigns to recruit more of the underrepresented populations in this program.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Million Veteran Program was launched in 2011 as a way to facilitate research into a host of healthcare topics<\/a>, potentially benefiting both veterans and the general public.<\/p>\n\n\n\t