BOSTON, April 21, 2015 – Today the founders of VasCore, The Vascular Ultrasound Core Laboratory, announce the opening of the VasCore Training & Education Center (VTEC). This first-of-its-kind center in downtown Boston offers multimodality clinical trial image training, as well as an interactive meeting space for healthcare professionals in cardiovascular medicine. With decades of expertise, the VTEC team provides hands-on, customized training using the latest image technology and educational techniques required by medical device and pharmaceutical clinical trial sponsors, technologists and physician investigators.
 
VTEC will address a critical need to drive innovation and training in vascular therapies, as vascular disease is projected for significant growth in the coming years. In fact, nearly one in two people will suffer from vascular disease in their lifetime due to an aging population, as well as a greater prevalence in obesity and Type II diabetes.[i] By 2024, it is estimated that vascular disease will take the lives of over two million Americans.
 
“We are proud to be opening our doors to help drive further advancements in vascular care. Working in Boston, the premiere hub for world-class medicine, biotechnology and academia, the opportunities for innovation are endless,” said Michael R. Jaff, DO, founder and medical director of VasCore and VTEC. “With VTEC’s state-of-the-art facility, we have extensive capabilities ranging from delivering imaging training for clinical trials that creates unprecedented results, to hosting educational sessions for medical professionals and trainees alike.”
 
A division of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO), VTEC optimizes training to match specific clinical trial sponsor needs, with support available from world-renowned, local medical and academic partners. Customized training ensures consistent image acquisition across multiple clinical trial sites, which ultimately results in high quality data, and reduced time and expense.
 
VTEC features a modern, reconfigurable classroom, imaging examination rooms, a business center and lounge that creates a sophisticated, yet comfortable atmosphere for all day training sessions or more intimate sessions with healthcare investigators, innovators, policy makers and trainees from around the world. The exam rooms include the latest ultrasound image technology for basic and advanced training, and are connected to the classroom via cutting edge video communication to allow instructors and students to exchange dialogue in real-time. All sessions can be digitally recorded to create enduring materials for future use.

Conveniently located adjacent to the campus of Massachusetts General Hospital, VTEC is a five minute taxi ride from Boston Logan International Airport, with a subway stop directly outside the building. Many of Boston’s finest hotels and restaurants are within walking distance. For more information about VTEC, visit VasCoreTec.org.
 
About VasCore Training & Education Center
The VasCore Training & Education Center (VTEC) is a state-of-the-art center in downtown Boston that offering hands-on training for clinical trial sponsors, technologists and physician investigators, and interaction with healthcare innovators and leaders worldwide driving the latest advancement in vascular therapy. Founded by the leaders of VasCore, The Vascular Ultrasound Core Laboratory, VTEC brings decades of vascular clinical trial and training expertise to facilitate customized training using the latest vascular imaging and meeting technology. A division of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO), world-class expertise is easily within reach through VTEC and its local medical and academic partners. For more information, visit VasCoreTec.org.