Pharmaceutical Industry Experience
While he was acting director of the Emergency Department at the Royal Victoria Hospital (part of the McGill University Health Center) and its research director, he was recruited to work for the pharmaceutical industry at Merck Frosst, the Canadian division of Merck. He started out in Medical Services where he supervised pharmacists responding to outside requests for information on Merck products, reviewed promotional material for Sales and Marketing and taught the sales force. He was then asked to take on the task of creating a Phase 4 clinical research department.
While he was acting director of the Emergency Department at the Royal Victoria Hospital (part of the McGill University Health Center) and its research director, he was recruited to work for the pharmaceutical industry at Merck Frosst, the Canadian division of Merck. He started out in Medical Services where he supervised pharmacists responding to outside requests for information on Merck products, reviewed promotional material for Sales and Marketing and taught the sales force. He was then asked to take on the task of creating a Phase 4 clinical research department.
Clinical Research
He directed 3 senior scientists in a program which resulted in numerous publications and poster presentations. He was then promoted to take on the task of overseeing the entire range of Phase 1 to Phase 3 research in respiratory medicine, bone metabolism and urology. While in that role, Dr. Mitch was recognized for his uniquely collaborative approach. As a result he was often tasked with additional responsibilities. Anticipating the trends in medical care which he had a unique vantage point to observe (as he was still practicing as an emergency room physician at a McGill teaching hospital), he worked closely with the newly created HSA’s (Health Science Advisors) to focus Merck’s efforts on a scientific relationship with health care providers. |
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Bristol-Myers Squibb
After 11 years at Merck, he was recruited to Bristol-Myers Squibb as the Vice President, Medical Affairs. He continued to put into practice his vision of an appropriately integrated medical department. He created a continuing medical education department recognized and rewarded for its innovation. He built an efficient health outcomes and research team and created a team of Scientific Advisors, recognized by key thought leaders as outstanding within the pharmaceutical industry. |
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He was instrumental in recruiting physicians to work for BMS Canada.
He established patterns of collaboration not only within BMS Canada but extended his reach to the rest of the BMS world. Scientific advisors (SA) from the United States came to Canada and Canadian SA’s helped to train SA’s from South America, the Caribbean and the Middle East.
Dr. Mitch’s collaborative efforts were recognized within the organization by awards including an award of distinction. Dr. Mitch was one of the first to realize and take advantage of the BMS “Centers of Excellence” which were being created at the Head Office. A leader and visionary he quickly seized the opportunity to make Canada a leader in implementing the Medical Information, Publications and, Collaborative Science (CSCoE) Centers of Excellence.
Canada was the first country outside of Australia to pilot the Virtual Library, an opportunity for physicians to have access to information that would improve patient care. Under his direction (and working closely with the CSCoE), Phase 4 research was recreated in Canada after an absence of many years, to provide physicians with practical hands-on experience with innovative BMS products.
He established patterns of collaboration not only within BMS Canada but extended his reach to the rest of the BMS world. Scientific advisors (SA) from the United States came to Canada and Canadian SA’s helped to train SA’s from South America, the Caribbean and the Middle East.
Dr. Mitch’s collaborative efforts were recognized within the organization by awards including an award of distinction. Dr. Mitch was one of the first to realize and take advantage of the BMS “Centers of Excellence” which were being created at the Head Office. A leader and visionary he quickly seized the opportunity to make Canada a leader in implementing the Medical Information, Publications and, Collaborative Science (CSCoE) Centers of Excellence.
Canada was the first country outside of Australia to pilot the Virtual Library, an opportunity for physicians to have access to information that would improve patient care. Under his direction (and working closely with the CSCoE), Phase 4 research was recreated in Canada after an absence of many years, to provide physicians with practical hands-on experience with innovative BMS products.