TAG ARCHIVES FOR minority populations

11
Jun2020

When I started my research career back in 2004, I was working in the biggest trauma center in the Atlanta area, Grady Healthcare System. I had arrived in the country under a work visa to help with the Department of Orthopaedics' clinical trials. I remember the nervousness of speaking to potential study participants because I was not only new to clinical research, having only done chart review projects in the past, I was also new in America and America’s history of research with minorities. Now, after all these years working as a research coordinator and IRB professional, and living in the United States for more than 15 years, I know how important it is to rebuild trust and increase minority participation in research to ensure not only that we are doing quality studies, but also that we help in diminishing the social injustices our communities still undergo today. Read more

18
Jan2013

by Susan Trinidad, MA

It’s now more than a month after the 2012 Advancing Ethical Research (AER) Conference, and I’m back in cold, gray Seattle. But it’s not just the memory of sunshine in San Diego that I’ve found myself returning to. Since I returned home, I’ve benefited from my attendance at the conference in several [...] Read more

8
Dec2012

by Rebecca Boxhorn, JD, Research Associate at the Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences at the University of Minnesota

The second day of the 2012 Advancing Ethical Research (AER) Conference got off to an engaging start thanks to the Keynote Address given by Dr. James R. Gavin III, executive vice president and chief medical officer [...] Read more