Rosa is the former Tufts Medicine CDEIO and has been a Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Learning officer since 2006 including one of the first in healthcare and also a Chief People Officer.  Join us to learn the journey of building these new functions focusing on both workforce and customers serving from 12,000 to 43,000 employees, up to 5,000 Physicians, 8,000 Nurses and providing services to up to 1 million patients and creating a new model to partner with diverse leaders across MA   The work of DEI continuous to evolve from training and programs to changing the system applying a systemness’ management philosophy, making Equity the primary goal, leveraging technology, and building leaders with an equity lens owning and accountable of the work for a greater impact.   Now more than ever partnering with communities we serve to prepare diverse workforce is critical, in short term to close shortages and long term to build the new generation of healthcare providers. In addition, partnering across health systems, community centers, government and cross sector is the best way to change legislation and policies for sustainability through the creation of the health equity compact.

Learning Objectives:
•Learn the evolution of DEI, health equity strategies as vehicles for cultural transformation leveraging intersectionality
•Understand and define Equity, equitable experiences through an integrated dashboard to measure progress in closing the gaps of health disparities and inequities that our employees experience re-defining HR policies.
•Provide evidence based best practices and tools to envision your learning strategy beyond unconscious bias, racism and addressing microaggressions to increase employee engagement
•Learn how to assess leader’s readiness to execute, related competencies and lead DEI strategies with an equity lens.
•Share across state strategies to accelerate the work of health equity in government, academia and health systems and community centers.