A call to action: Issuing a diversity and inclusion challenge to research organizations
Abstract Individuals who identify as Black, indigenous, and people of color face well‐documented health disparities. A root cause is the lack of empiric evidence for or against the use of various treatments in their medical management. This communication proposes a new benchmarking strategy for eval...
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description | Abstract Individuals who identify as Black, indigenous, and people of color face well‐documented health disparities. A root cause is the lack of empiric evidence for or against the use of various treatments in their medical management. This communication proposes a new benchmarking strategy for evaluating racial and ethnic representation in clinical research that can be compared across institutions with the intent of increasing accountability for diversity and inclusion among organizations that conduct clinical research. |
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spelling | doaj.art-d35ab1fa71034438baa725453e180e7d2022-12-21T19:28:57ZengWileyClinical and Translational Science1752-80541752-80622021-11-011462095209810.1111/cts.13105A call to action: Issuing a diversity and inclusion challenge to research organizationsSusan M. Abdel‐Rahman0Michelle P. Wimes1Tom Curran2Children’s Mercy Kansas City Missouri USAChildren’s Mercy Kansas City Missouri USAChildren’s Mercy Kansas City Missouri USAAbstract Individuals who identify as Black, indigenous, and people of color face well‐documented health disparities. A root cause is the lack of empiric evidence for or against the use of various treatments in their medical management. This communication proposes a new benchmarking strategy for evaluating racial and ethnic representation in clinical research that can be compared across institutions with the intent of increasing accountability for diversity and inclusion among organizations that conduct clinical research.https://doi.org/10.1111/cts.13105 |
spellingShingle | Susan M. Abdel‐Rahman Michelle P. Wimes Tom Curran A call to action: Issuing a diversity and inclusion challenge to research organizations Clinical and Translational Science |
title | A call to action: Issuing a diversity and inclusion challenge to research organizations |
title_full | A call to action: Issuing a diversity and inclusion challenge to research organizations |
title_fullStr | A call to action: Issuing a diversity and inclusion challenge to research organizations |
title_full_unstemmed | A call to action: Issuing a diversity and inclusion challenge to research organizations |
title_short | A call to action: Issuing a diversity and inclusion challenge to research organizations |
title_sort | call to action issuing a diversity and inclusion challenge to research organizations |
url | https://doi.org/10.1111/cts.13105 |
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