Opportunities to Address Clinical Research Workforce Diversity Needs for 2010

By National Research Council and Committee on Women in Science and Engineering

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309092485
• ISBN13: 9780309092487
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 146 Pages