OCEAN STATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Proudly serving our Veterans through research and education

In 1988, Congress authorized the Department of Veterans’ Affairs medical centers to establish nonprofit research and education foundations which allowed VA investigators to access non-VA funded research opportunities. Established in 1988, Ocean State Research Institute, Inc. (OSRI) serves our nation’s Veterans through Research and Education endeavors at the Providence VA Healthcare System. OSRI is a 501(c)3 non-profit research institute incorporated in the state of Rhode Island.

RESEARCH & EDUCATION

Research & Education is an important component of the Providence VA Healthcare System’s mission and plays a key role in enhancing the health care services provided to Rhode Island’s Veterans. All participants in the research and education programs are committed to ensure the highest ethical and scientific standards are met so research aims are accomplished and the safety and well-being of research subjects, investigators and other employees are protected. The VA Providence Healthcare System research program is fully accredited by the VA accrediting body for human subject research and by the AAALAC for animal research.

Welcome to the OSRI Team

Mary T. Ford, MSM, CRA
Executive Director
(401) 273-7100 ext 13674
Mary.Ford@osriinc.org

Corey Coia
Finance Director
(401) 273-7100 ext 13475
Corey.Coia@osriinc.org

Dorian Walters
Purchasing & 
Research Administrator
(401) 273-7100 ext 16460
Dorian.Walters@osriinc.org

Jessica Kline
Research Administrator
(401) 273-7100 ext 13872
Jessica.Kline@osriinc.org

Michael Chase
Research Administrator
(401) 273-7100 ext 13103
Michael.Chase@osriinc.org

Isabella DeSilva
Human Resources Generalist
(401) 273-7100 ext 13453
Isabella.DeSilva@osriinc.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Lawrence Connell
Medical Center Director
Providence VA

AnnMarie Dunican, MD
Chief of Staff
Providence VA

Kenneth Poyton
Treasurer
Community Member
President  &  CEO
PGE Federal Credit Union

Gaurav Choudhary, MD
Associate Chief of Staff for
Research
Providence VA



Matthew Jankowich, MD
Associate Chief of Staff for
Education

Sharon Rounds, MD
Pulmonary
Providence VA

Wen-Chih Wu, MD
Cardiology
Providence VA

Daniel J. O’Hara
Community Member

Mary Ford, MSM, CRA
Executive Director
Ocean State Research Institute


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