Reflections from Eli Lilly Case Competition
As midterm exams were looming around the corner that is February, I took a leap of faith and decided to skip an entire day's of class to participate in what would become a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Our team, PharmaSee, had a week to prepare a solution for the case to us in the form of a 10 minute pitch followed by a Q&A session with the judges. I won't bore you with the details of the day and what happened, but rather I'm going to present what I took away. Pharma companies are made of people, too I often forget this, especially since the media doesn't always portray them in a positive light. But after speaking with staff members from many departments, it was clear that their passion isn't much different than that of a healthcare professional, which is to fight for patient outcomes and improve quality of life. Case in point: A recent, but promising, drug trial for Alzheimer's Disease was considered a failure. The staff's reaction to the re