Diversity And Inclusion

Diversity, equity and inclusion leaders reported multiple institution-level challenges to carry out the work needed to promote diverse, inclusive and equitable environments across academic health centers, according to study results.

Eliza Hawkes, MD, has been named the new chief clinical research officer at Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute.

The American Cancer Society has launched VOICES of Black Women, a large long-term population study of cancer risk and outcomes among Black women in the United States.

Mid-career medical faculty women reported higher rates of both personal and work-related burnout compared with men, according to survey results published in JAMA Network Open.

The AMA announced a new policy that supports requirements for drug and device sponsors to develop diversity action plans so that women and sexual and gender minorities are adequately represented in their clinical trials.

As the first-ever Black female president of the Association of Cancer Care Centers, Nadine J. Barrett, PhD, MA, MPH, understands the impact she will have on the next generation to come.

There is a wide capacity for clinical research in India. We have a large, diverse population, large urban hospitals and well-trained specialists. However, for multiple reasons, this capacity is not fully exploited.

I have shared my thoughts on diversity, equity, inclusion and social justice in the U.S. regarding racial distribution in ophthalmology in three prior Lindstrom’s Perspectives.

Due to a complex interplay of genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors, as well as access to health care, the burden for advanced eye disease is highest among racial and ethnic minority groups.

Female immigrant and Puerto Rican minority medical graduates experienced racial/ethnic and gender discrimination in the U.S. at higher rates than their male counterparts, according to study results presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.