Category: News

How Jennifer Perez Became QTC’s First Latina Director

    First woman in her family to go to college. First-generation college student. First Latina Director at QTC. Program Management Director for Disability and Occupational Health Services (DOHS) Jennifer Perez is on a mission to make sure that although she is the first, she won’t be the last. “I want to show that there is growth. […]

    QTC’s Women in STEM: Meet Paria Heidari

      “You’re a very brave woman.” Project Manager Paria Heidari remembers these words, spoken to her in 1995 by a waitress at a restaurant.  Heidari was puzzled and asked what she meant.  The waitress pointed out that Heidari was the only woman at a table of 11 men— her colleagues. “I didn’t even realize it. I […]

      QTC Associate Director Chris Hill Awarded Purple Heart

        ❮ Back to Newsroom On March 7, Associate Director of Operations and Navy Command Master Chief Chris Hill received the Purple Heart for his leadership during Operation Iraqi Freedom. In September 2004, Hill served as Chief Hospital Corpsman at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq. He was wounded while simultaneously leading his team and attending to […]

        QTC Awarded $1.7 Billion Veteran and Service Member Medical Disability Exam Contracts

          ❮ Back to Media QTC Awarded $1.7 Billion Veteran and Service Member Medical Disability Exam Contracts (RESTON, Va.) May 31, 2022 – QTC Medical Services, Inc. (QTC), a Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) company, was recently awarded two prime contracts to provide medical disability examination services to both veterans and separating or retiring service members. The indefinite […]

          Suquamish and Makah Tribes Host QTC’s Mobile Medical Clinic For Native Veterans

            ❮ Back to Media Last June, the Makah Indian Reservation and Port Madison Indian Reservation invited QTC to provide C&P exams in their Mobile Medical Clinic (MMC) for Native Veterans. Over the past 40 years, QTC has performed medical exams for government agencies across the United States. They’re now averaging about nine hundred thousand exams […]

            Mary Lakis Reflects On Her Journey To QTC

              For nearly 30 years, Associate Director of Billing and Provider Payment Support Mary Lakis has carved her own place in the corporate healthcare industry. She’s worked in director positions for decades, from imaging diagnostic service Virtual Radiologic to health services nonprofit UCare. She’s seen the industry change from a place where diversity was an afterthought into one where it has become a standard many […]

              5 Black Leaders Who Revolutionized Healthcare

                Black History Month (BHM) calls upon our nation to honor the triumphs and struggles of Black leaders in creating a more just world. This year’s BHM theme is Black Health and Wellness. It highlights the legacy of Black figures who advanced crucial initiatives in all segments of health programs. From creating community clinics to protesting […]

                Meet 2 of QTC’s Legacy Employees

                  ❮ Back to Media Legacy employees have worked at QTC for more than 20 years. Over the decades, they helped transform QTC into the leading provider of disability and occupational health examinations in the United States. Get to know who they are and why they stayed below. 1.) Cyndi Morrison (she/her) Title: Sr. Business Systems […]

                  40 Years of QTC

                    ❮ Back to Media Over the last 40 years, QTC grew from a small medical center to 70 medical clinics nationwide, six mobile medical units, and administrative offices in California, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. We are now the nation’s leading provider of medical, disability, and occupational health examinations. Below is a timeline of some of […]

                    First QTC Employee Receives Leidos HERO Award

                      ❮ Back to Media SAN DIMAS, CALIFORNIA— Last November, QTC’s parent company Leidos honored Senior Benefits Representative Brisa Lopez with a Health Employees Recognizing Others (HERO) award, making her the first QTC employee to receive it. Founded in the first quarter of 2021, the HERO Awards Committee votes upon three winners each quarter. Winners are […]