Schlesinger Buys Medical Fieldwork Firm MedQuery

International data collection group Schlesinger Associates has acquired Chicago-based MedQuery, a specialist in medical fieldwork.

MedQuery, which provides national and local medical recruitment, will remain a standalone operation and retain its current leadership team of Chris Lee & Michael Schulte. Its targets include groups such as hospital executives, managed care professionals, pharmacists, nurses and office staff in addition to physicians, and it also operates a focus group facility, close to the city's three largest hospitals. Last autumn, it launched a new service called Fast Track, guaranteeing to recruit any type of physician to a qualitative research study in one week,

CEO Steve Schlesinger says the synergy between our companies was 'soon obvious', and adds: 'We are delighted to be able to bring this talented group of people into our team, allowing us to continue our mission of delivering the highest quality data collection and service excellence for our clients, specifically in the healthcare arena'. For MedQuery, President Lee says the decision gives his firm access to the resources and global footprint of Schlesinger to help grow its business of high-level medical data collection consultation and delivery.

Schlesinger has offices in the US, UK, France and Germany and is online at www.schlesingerassociates.com .