Presented jointly by the Center for Pharmaceutical Policy and Prescribing and the School of Nursing Cancer Research Survivorship Hub.

Dr. Dusetzina is a professor of Health Policy and an Ingram professor of cancer research at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Department of Health Policy. She is a health services researcher focusing on the intersection between health policy, epidemiology, and economics related to prescription drugs. She has been recognized for her work at a national level, advising Congressional committees and multiple government agencies on prescription drug legislation, and being selected to serve on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission in 2021. Her work on access to high-priced medications for Medicare beneficiaries was used by the White House and President Biden when promoting and passing the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022.