Candidate for Director

Katrina Croghan, MS, CCRP

Quality Management Coordinator
Cancer Clinical Trial Office
Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
Rochester, MN

Adjunct Faculty
Applied Clinical Research Program
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud, MN

Other Positions:

Mayo Clinic, Clinical Research Office
Associate Clinical Research Coordinator, 2012 – 2014
Clinical Research Coordinator, 2014 – 2015

Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Clinical Trial Office
Clinical Research Coordinator, 2015 – 2020
Lead Clinical Research Coordinator, 2018 – 2019
Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, 2019 – 2020

Mayo Clinic, Assistant Professor, Health Care Administration, 2023

Academic and Professional Degrees/Certifications:

Bachelor of Arts, St. Cloud State University, 2010
Masters of Science, St. Cloud State University, 2012
SOCRA Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP), 2014 - Current

SOCRA Activities and Positions Held:

Member, 2014 - Current
Poster Presenter, Annual Conference, 2018
Co-Chair, Southeast Minnesota SOCRA Chapter, 2022- Current
Poster Presenter, Annual Conference, 2022
Speaker, Annual Conference, 2024 Pending
Speaker, Online Course “Source Documentation: Program Information”, 2024-Current

Other Professional Activities:

Poster Presenter, AACRI-CRI/Annual Meeting, 2022, 2023
Social Media Activity: “In the Halls of Hematology: Meet Katrina Croghan.” Mayo Clinic Connect, 2018
Member, Quality Board Committee, 2023-Current

Vision Statement:

I was so excited to learn about this nomination, specifically the opportunity to become an advocate for clinical trial education and training for all SOCRA members. As a Quality Management Coordinator for the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center (MCCCC) our focus has been on creating implementing, and sustaining an enterprise Quality Management System (QMS), which includes the establishment, maintenance, and professional development of employees, retention of all MCCCC documentation, policies, procedures, etc. Additionally, my personal love of learning and teaching has allowed me to transcend my enthusiasm for clinical trials training to an adjunct faculty position for St. Cloud State University’s Applied Clinical Research Program; and an opportunity to become a co-chair for the SEMN SOCRA Chapter. Here, I along with wonderful colleagues and education members, have been able to present on numerous clinical trial topics and obtain feedback on how to improve year after year.
My goal in becoming a member of the SOCRA Board of Directors will allow me to serve the membership by carrying our excitement for clinical trial research and extending it through new technologies and educational experiences for all. This is because learning through discovery transports knowledge to new heights. Afterall, “If we knew what it was, we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?”- Albert Einstein.