Clarkston Consulting recently sponsored and attended this year’s 2024 Women of Color in Pharma (WOCIP) Cluster meetings, which focused, with intention, on WOCIP’s priority of addressing health equity. The four-day event brought together industry leaders across clinical, external affairs, employee resource groups, and executives to discuss and strategize around advancing health equity in pharma.
At the cluster meetings, a number of key themes were covered – the importance of humanizing individuals and building connections; distinguishing health equity from diversity, equity, and inclusion by focusing on access to health and addressing disparities in healthcare; and establishing a framework for addressing health equity that includes individual responsibility, organizational leadership, community engagement, and ecosystem impact.
Based on a survey gathered from respondents, the main takeaway from the Cluster was that a large majority (78%) of participants believe.....Read Full Blog Post