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Meet our Executive Vice President, Patient Services, Caroline Jackson

Posted | July 26, 2021

With over 27 years in the industry, Caroline Jackson brings a wealth of knowledge and understanding of the clinical development process to her role as Executive Vice President, Patient Services…

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mdtalk Episode 2: Raising Awareness of Clinical Trials in Diverse Communities

Posted | July 16, 2021

In our first episode, we discussed why increasing diversity in clinical trials matters, and the impact a lack of diversity has on equity in health care. Our second episode focuses…

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Number Six on J.P. Morgan Top 200 Female-Powered Business List

Posted | July 9, 2021

The report identifies and analyses high-growth female-powered UK businesses, providing a better understanding of their role and contribution to the British economy. It includes businesses that have grown sales, headcount…

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Why Diversity In Clinical Trials Is Vital

Posted | June 9, 2021

My passion for diversity in clinical trials comes from many different places. For starters, I’m from a diverse community. It’s important to me that I, my family, and my children…

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mdTalk Episode 1: Why Diversity in Clinical Trials Matters with Karen Correa, PhD

Posted | June 4, 2021

LaQuinta Jernigan, Executive Vice President for the Americas at mdgroup, speaks to Karen Correa, PhD. Karen is the current VP, Head of Global Clinical Operations at Takeda, and has almost…

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Meet our Head of Study Start-Up, Tom Brazier

Posted | May 14, 2021

An important part of Tom’s role is document design, ranging from source data forms through to patient-facing forms which explain our services and allow patients to get in touch with…

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mdgroup is ranked 11th in the 2021 Alantra Pharma Fast 50 list

Posted | May 14, 2021

After the challenging events of 2020 and the disruptive impact on the clinical research industry, we’re proud to be leading the charge for a better patient experience at every stage…

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Celebrating International Nurses’ Day 2021

Posted | May 12, 2021

Over the last 12 months, a spotlight has been shone on the healthcare and clinical industries like never before. Nurses have been at the forefront of our minds as the…

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Meet our Senior Proposal Consultant, Carrie Stolarski

Posted | May 7, 2021

Carrie Stolarski is Proposal Consultant for mdgroup and works with our business development and finance teams out of our US office, putting together budgets for services that meet our clients’…

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Reducing the Burden to Patients: Patients as Partners US

Posted | April 14, 2021

Jessica’s presentation focused on the main reasons patients drop out of clinical trials, and the steps we can take to reduce the burden on patients and increase study retention rates.

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Meet Stacie Bradford: celebrating 16 years with mdgroup

Posted | March 25, 2021

If there’s one person who knows our business inside and out, it’s Stacie. She’s been with us from our bright eyed and bushy tailed start-up days, and has supported our…

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Decentralised Trials, Technology & Patient Engagement: SCOPE Conference 2021:

Posted | March 15, 2021

Eric and LaQuinta’s presentation focused on Decentralised Clinical Trials, Technology & Patient Engagement. They discussed how innovation, including home healthcare, home testing, telehealth and wearables, can reduce patient burden and…

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Meet our Executive Vice President, Patient Services, Caroline Jackson

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Number Six on J.P. Morgan Top 200 Female-Powered Business List

Why Diversity In Clinical Trials Is Vital

mdTalk Episode 1: Why Diversity in Clinical Trials Matters with Karen Correa, PhD

Meet our Head of Study Start-Up, Tom Brazier

mdgroup is ranked 11th in the 2021 Alantra Pharma Fast 50 list

Celebrating International Nurses’ Day 2021

Meet our Senior Proposal Consultant, Carrie Stolarski

Reducing the Burden to Patients: Patients as Partners US

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