By Julie Carrico, MBA, CCRC It was a year of firsts for the Clinical Research Center. The department’s first and founding manager, Pat Eshleman, retired. This was coupled with our first-ever search for a new manager which, we’re relieved to say, had a happy ending. Sheena Strohmayer, who began her professional career at the Clinical […]
Woman recounts experience in trial that put better shingles vaccine on market
By Julie Carrico, MBA, CCRC In her mother, sister and a dear friend, Mary Carper had seen the suffering that occurs from shingles. So, when Corvallis Clinic internist Dr. Michael Chen and the Clinical Research Center began recruiting people for the nationwide Shingrix trial study, the retired NASA employee eagerly signed up. She wanted to […]
Clinic website receives another national award
NEWS from The Corvallis Clinic Dec. 7, 2017 The Corvallis Clinic’s website has received a 2017 eHealthcare Leadership Distinction Award for Best Overall Internet Site in the Medical Practice/Outpatient Facility category. This is the second award for The Clinic’s new website that was officially launched in January. In the summer, the site received a 2017 […]
Two staffers earn Association of Clinical Research Professionals certification
By Julie Carrico, MBA, CCRC The Clinical Research Center is pleased to announce that Sheena Strohmayer, Clinical Research Manager, and Josh Borunda, Operations Coordinator, have recently passed the exam given by the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) to become Certified Professionals. By studying for and passing the exam, Sheena and Josh have demonstrated the knowledge, […]
Clinic cited for accounting excellence by state children’s vaccine program
NEWS from The Corvallis Clinic Nov. 21, 2017 The Corvallis Clinic has made the list of clinics in Oregon that achieved vaccine accounting excellence during the third quarter of 2017 in a program designed to reach at-risk children. “Your efforts improve patient immunization records and assure our federal partners that vaccines are getting to the […]