Opportunities to Address Clinical Research Workforce Diversity Needs for 2010

Download or read book Opportunities to Address Clinical Research Workforce Diversity Needs for 2010 written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2006-06-21 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a 2003 workshop, this study describes current public and private programs and recommends ways to recruit and retain more women and underrepresented minorities into clinical research, especially physician-scientists and nurses. Federal sponsors should improve data collection, evaluate existing training programs, and increase the diversity of study section review panels. Public and private sponsors should create funding mechanisms with flexible career paths, and universities and professional societies should both play enhanced roles in fostering diversity. A significant push is needed to recruit minorities into nursing and provide more clinical research training for nurse-scientists, nursing students, and nursing faculty.