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Medtronic is dedicated to training and education
J
osh Tarini joined medical devices firm Medtronic Canada
as a diabetes clinical specialist.
Fourteen years later, he is the
senior manager of training and
education.
“I have a big passion for teaching, leading a team of specialists
and working with health care
professionals,” says Tarini.
“Medtronic is very committed to
medical education.”
The Brampton-based company
has some 300 employees in the
Greater Toronto Area. Many fan
out as field employees, including
account managers as well as clinical specialists who work alongside
doctors and nurses in clinics and
hospitals.
“These are our employees with
their feet on the street,” Tarini
says. “So, when we run large-scale
education programs, we count on
them to help us invite attendees
and build the right curriculum.”
Medtronic began in the 1950s
making bulky, visible pacemakers.
Now they’re the size of a vitamin,
leadless (wire-free) and can be
inserted through the femoral
artery. Along with cardiovascular
therapies, the company also has
innovative devices across diabetes,
neurosciences and medical
surgical areas.
“Education, both internally
and externally, is what ultimately
allows for the optimal use of our
products and then the best possible patient outcomes,” says Dave
O’Neil, senior business director,
central zone. “It’s a virtuous cycle
of education. If you’re wired to
be a learner, you’re going to be
constantly learning.”
Medtronic’s central zone is
Ontario and a lot of the firm’s
business is clustered around the
academic hospitals in Toronto,
London, Hamilton, Kingston and
Ottawa.
“We have many therapeutic
areas of focus and that requires
Dave O’Neil, senior business director, central zone (left), and Josh Tarini, senior manager of training and
education, at Medtronic.
constant training and education
with our team, especially with
those who interact directly with
health care professionals as well
as the actual clinical health care
providers,” O’Neil says.
“If you’re wired to be a
learner, you’re going to be
constantly learning.”
— Dave O’Neil
Senior Business Director,
Central Zone
This fall, Medtronic arranged
a program on spinal robotics for
orthopedic and neuro spine surgeons where they saw the robotic
spine technology and heard from
physician experts who use it.
“We often see a very high representation of the hospitals and
clinicians from the GTA and that’s
in part because of the density in
this area and in part because of
the number of teaching hospitals,”
says Tarini.
Commitment to training and
education also helps employees
live the company’s mission, which
is to alleviate pain, restore health
and extend life.
“It is just so meaningful for our
team members to be involved,
immersed and connected to our
customers,” O’Neil says. “There’s
the intrinsic reward of living the
mission and that’s extremely
gratifying.”
Medtronic sets high standards
for its employees due to the
technical demands of the work,
which directly affects patients
and customers. That leads to
