1 , and are co-directors of the Transforming and Integrating Medical and Surgical Expertise: Patient-Centered Specialty Care Education Center of Excellence at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC (LSCVAMC) in Ohio. Ms. Smith is also on the clinical faculty at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) and a survivorship nurse practitioner at the LSCVAMC, both in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Arfons is also a medical oncologist and the director of Hematology/Oncology at LSCVAMC and assistant professor at the CRWU School of Medicine. Dr. Cmolik is also a cardiothoracic surgeon and chief of surgery at LSCVAMC. is a geriatric staff psychologist at the VA Boston Healthcare System and an associate professor of psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, both in Boston, Massachusetts. was a clinical analyst at the VA Loma Linda Healthcare System (retired). is a primary care physician and health services researcher at the Center for Health Information and Communication, Richard L. Roudebush VAMC, and the Division of General Internal Medicine, Indiana University, both in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The integration of a cancer survivorship program and coordination of care with primary care providers in community settings is essential to address veteran cancer survivors' unique needs and to meet national guidelines.