Kristin Mattocks to serve as associate dean for veterans affairs at UMass Chan Medical School

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Kristin Mattocks, PhD, MPH on her new position of associate dean for veterans affairs at UMMS. As a professor of PQHS who serves as associate chief of staff for research and education for the VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System (VACWM), Dr. Mattocks is uniquely qualified to take on this role to foster close, collaborative and productive research, educational and clinical partnerships between the VA and UMMS.

In her new role, Dr. Mattocks will partner with clinicians and investigators at UMMS, VACWM and the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford to advance high-quality clinical care and research that benefits veterans in our region. Dr. Mattocks will also support career advancement for VA investigators who receive UMMS academic appointments. 

Click the  link to read the UMass Chan News article, dated September 8, 2020.