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Workforce Advancement

Women in Cardiovascular Device Trials

AdvaMed® members  have launched a public awareness campaign to encourage recruitment, enrollment and retention of women in cardiovascular device trials.

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Workforce Advancement

Paths to the Top: Sheri Dodd, Medtronic

Sherri Dodd has spent 30 years working to improve patient outcomes across the pharmaceutical, medical technology, and public health sectors.

Workforce Advancement

AdvaMed Advance®

The AdvaMed Advance® Initiative serves as an industry convener dedicated to unlocking the potential of all talent and driving innovation in medical technology through leading inclusion and belonging practices. By…

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Workforce Advancement

Paths to the Top: Nefertiti Greene, U.S. Ethicon

Nefertiti Greene has spent more than 25 years as a healthcare leader. She’s held senior positions in the pharmaceutical industry and for medical device manufacturers; she’s focused on general management…

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Workforce Advancement

Paths to the Top: Lisa Earnhardt, Abbott

As Abbott’s executive vice president since June of this year, Lisa Earnhardt helms the company’s global Medical Devices business, which comprises over 30,000 employees and generates over $12 billion in…

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Workforce Advancement

Paths to the Top: Anna Lisa Somera, Rhaeos Inc.

Anna Lisa Somera, CEO of Rhaeos Inc., Offers Learnings and Advice to Medtech Entrepreneurs Anna Lisa Somera wears a lot of different hats, with her experience ranging from biomedical research…

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Workforce Advancement

Paths to the Top: Elizabeth Kirkland Woody, BD

Whether in the halls of Capitol Hill, at the offices of a national advisory and advocacy firm, or among the laboratories of a major medical device manufacturer, Elizabeth Kirkland Woody…

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Supply Chain / Workforce Advancement

Paths to the Top: Deb Kilpatrick, Evidation Health

We are all adapting to an uncertain new reality as the COVID-19 pandemic changes the way we work and live. Business leaders at all levels are sharing the challenges they’re…