NESHMM 2026 Spring Education Event
Please join your fellow colleagues for the next Education Event organized and presented by the NESHMM Education Committee:
Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Time: 8:00am - 12:30pm
Location: Alumni Hall, Stonehill College, 124 Belmont St. Easton, MA
A complimentary breakfast is being made available by NESHMM and our friends at Stonehill College.
Although there is no charge for attending, please REGISTER so we can get an accurate headcount to plan for the food.
Session Details:
Speaker #1: Healthcare Executive (TBD) to discuss how executive leadership roles interact with supply chain operations and the broader impact supply chain has across the organization.
Speaker #2: Mark Willis, LP.D, Professor of Practice in Healthcare Management, Stonehill College. He will be discussing supply chain risks, counterfeits in medical device space, and lessons from COVID.
Bio:
Professor of Practice in Healthcare Management Mark Willis, LP.D., joined the Stonehill College community in 2022. He has also taught at several other institutions, including Northeastern University, Bunker Hill Community College, and Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
Willis has been in the pharmaceutical and medical device industry for the last 25 years working for companies such as Fresenius Medical Care, Becton Dickinson, Merck, Takeda, Stryker, and Roche. He started his own independent consulting company back in 2018. He consulted for the United States Food & Drug Administration, where he was brought in to develop a process to secure the healthcare supply chain during the COVID pandemic. Most recently, he has supported Medtronic streamline their processes and prepare their robotic surgical device for US market release.
Beyond his work in education and the healthcare industry, Willis is also an active volunteer for multiple organizations. He supports the United Nations as a healthcare policy subject matter expert and is on the World Health Organization’s roster of consultants for global patient safety. He is a Board of Directors member for a local federal credit union where he holds the Banking Policy Chain. Previously, he worked with the International Organization of Standards to update the global standards for Quality Management Systems.
In his spare time, Willis continues his research to improve the healthcare supply chain and mitigate the risk of consumers from receiving counterfeit pharmaceuticals and devices. He has the privilege to present his research globally at various conferences and as an ambassador for Fight the Fakes Organization.
We are pleased to offer Continuing Education Credits (CEC) for participation. Attendance will yield 1 credit per session (2 total CEUs if attending both) which can be applied towards the renewal of CMRP Certification and ACHE Certification.
Best,
NESHMM Education Committee