If you had blood drawn at The Corvallis Clinic between 2009 and 2013, you might already know Josh Borunda. You might not know his name but what you will remember is that you didn’t feel a thing when he poked you to draw blood. Josh’s reputation as a “stealth” phlebotomist was one reason why the Clinical Research Center was thrilled to have Josh join our team in 2013.
Initially, Josh was in charge of Research patient blood draws, supply ordering, data entry, and answering patient calls (of which there were many as we had just begun an important Alzheimer’s disease study). Josh’s responsibilities at the Clinical Research Center have grown exponentially. He was promoted this year to Clinical Research Operations Coordinator, which means that in addition to helping out his replacement with his old job, he keeps all of our regulatory paperwork up to date so we can continue to run clinical trials.
Our site was recently approached about participating in a clinical study evaluating a new home-use device to measure anticoagulation. Our staff was so busy that it looked like we weren’t going to be able to do the study. But Josh stepped up to the plate again and made it happen. And it turned out to be a great study too!
Josh and his wife are the doting parents of a daughter and, speaking of increased responsibilities, they recently took the big leap into home ownership. In his free time, it’s safe to say Josh is addicted to disc Golf; that is, when he’s not playing soccer!
We’re enrolling patients in clinical studies for Type 2 diabetes, COPD, asthma, walking difficulties after a stroke, and those with very high triglyceride levels. NEW this week: women’s contraception study.
If you are interested in learning more about our studies contact the Clinical Research Center at 541-766-2163 or send an email to research@corvallisclinic.com. Or, follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/corvallisclinicresearch.
– Julie Carrico is Associate Coordinator of The Corvallis Clinical Research Center
