HRA has conducted more than 875 national and multinational clinical trials in the therapeutic areas of: Dermatology, Device, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Genotyping, Infectious Disease, Male Health & Erectile Dysfunction, Musculoskeletal & Connective Tissue Disorders, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Pain Management, Pediatrics, Pulmonology/Critical Care, Respiratory, Urology/Nephrology, Vascular/Cardiovascular Disorders, Weight Loss and Women's Health.

Some of the sponsors and CRO Heartland has worked with include: 3M, Abbott, Acer/Excel, Advanced Biologics, Agouron, Alcon, Almirall Prodesfarma, Astra Merck Astra Zeneca, Aventis, BARR, Bayer, Bio Cryst, Boehringer Ingelheim, BMS, Cellegy, Centocor, Chiesi, ClinTrials, CIBA, Covance, DepoMed, Eisai, Eli Lilly, Endo Pharm., Genaissance, Genentech, Genomics, Glaxo Wellcome, GSK, Hisamitsu, HumaScan, i3 Research, ICON, Insight Vision, Janssen, Kendle, KOS, KV Pharm., MDS Pharma, Merck, McNeil, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Omnicare, Organon, OrthoMcNeil, Otsuka, Paragon, Parke-Davis, Pfizer, Pharmacia, Phoenix, Praecis, Proctor & Gamble, Purdue, Quintiles, Regeneron, Reliant, Resource Solutions, Roche, Ross/Abbott, RWJ, Sandoz, Sankyo, Schering Plough, Searle, Sepracor, SKB, Sucampo, Takeda, TAP, Target, VELA, ViroPharma, Winston Labs, WyethAyerst.

Terry L. Poling, MD, DABFP, FAAFP, CCPI is board-certified in Family Practice and is a co-founder of HRA. Dr. Poling is an AMA delegate for Kansas, acts as Chairman and Medical Director for the Wichita Preferred Provider Association, and is a Past-President for the Kansas Medical Society. Additionally, Dr. Poling is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

Dr. Terry D. Klein, MD, DABFP, CCPI is board-certified in Family Practice and is a co-founder of HRA. Dr. Klein is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Additionally, Dr. Klein is a President of an IPA, and is a Past President for the Kansas Medical Society and currently holds a board position.

Dr. Thomas Klein MD, DABFP, CCPI is board-certified in Family Practice and is a co-founder of HRA. Dr. Klein is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Additionally, Dr. Klein is certified for full privileges in EGD's, fiber optic sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy.

Dr. Scott L. Meyers, MD, DABFP, CCPI is board-certified in Family Practice. Dr. Meyers has served as MSSC delegate to the Kansas Medical Society and is currently serving a position on the insurance committee for the County Medical Society. Additionally, Dr. Meyers serves as a Clinical Instructor at the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

Dr. Tracy R. Klein, MD, DABFP, CCPI is board-certified in Family Practice. Dr. Klein is CDE eligible, and is actively involved with an affiliated organization, Heartland Diabetes Associates, LLC.

HRA's Medical Management has an average of over 9 years in Research. HRA also has over 30 board-certified affiliated physicians.

The staff at HRA has over 100 years of cumulative research experience. HRA currently staffs 18 full-time Clinical Research Coordinators - many being CCRC's. There are 10 Research Assistants, 7 Patient Referral Specialists, 2 Regulatory Specialists, 2 Receptionists, 4 Quality Assurance staff, a Source Writer as well as a Financial Specialist, all of whom work diligently to provide care for both patients and sponsors. HRA also has 3 Trained Alzheimer's Rating Specialists, 2 Smoking Cessation Counselors and a contract Registered Dietician. HRA has implemented a Quality Assurance Department in 2007 to ensure the quality and accuracy of its research.

Advertising is done through the television, newspaper, direct mail, website and radio medias. Patients are also drawn from an internal extensive database of over 85,000 patients. Community physicians and study participants have also referred many patients. HRA also has access to affiliated physician databases. This all contributes to HRA's enrollment success of >114%, with a low screen failure rate and high enrollment, with a patient population ranging from pediatrics to geriatrics. Heartland Diabetes Association, LLC, aides in HRA's ability to recruit patients by providing access to more than 1000 active diabetic patients and by employing a knowledgeable diabetic staff, including a Certified Diabetic Educator. The Medical Management Directors are Recognized Providers by ADA and NCQA - the only family practice physicians in Kansas to hold this distinction.

Cardiology/Vascular Diseases
Dental/Maxillofacial Surgery
Dermatology/Plastic Surgery
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Immunology/Infectious Diseases
Musculoskeletal
Nephrology/Urology
Neurology
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Otolaryngology
Pediatrics/Neonatology
Psychiatry/Psychology
Pulmonary/Respiratory Diseases
Rheumatology