From insights to action: Enriching the clinical and translational research workforce by developing diverse and inclusive career programs

Raquel Ruiz; Alfred Vitale; Ann Schwartz; Deborah Ossip; Martin S. Zand; Ann Dozier; Leonard E. Egede

doi:10.1017/cts.2022.434

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science (Jan 2022)

From insights to action: Enriching the clinical and translational research workforce by developing diverse and inclusive career programs

Raquel Ruiz,
Alfred Vitale,
Ann Schwartz,
Deborah Ossip,
Martin S. Zand,
Ann Dozier,
Leonard E. Egede

Affiliations

Raquel Ruiz: ORCiD; University of Rochester Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Rochester, NY, USA Center for Leading Innovation and Collaboration (CLIC), CTSA Program Coordinating Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Alfred Vitale: University of Rochester Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Rochester, NY, USA Center for Leading Innovation and Collaboration (CLIC), CTSA Program Coordinating Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Ann Schwartz: University of Rochester Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Rochester, NY, USA Center for Leading Innovation and Collaboration (CLIC), CTSA Program Coordinating Center, Rochester, NY, USA
Deborah Ossip: University of Rochester Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Rochester, NY, USA Center for Leading Innovation and Collaboration (CLIC), CTSA Program Coordinating Center, Rochester, NY, USA Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Martin S. Zand: ORCiD; University of Rochester Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Rochester, NY, USA Center for Leading Innovation and Collaboration (CLIC), CTSA Program Coordinating Center, Rochester, NY, USA Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Ann Dozier: ORCiD; University of Rochester Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Rochester, NY, USA Center for Leading Innovation and Collaboration (CLIC), CTSA Program Coordinating Center, Rochester, NY, USA Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Leonard E. Egede: ORCiD; Division of General Internal Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA Center for Advancing Population Science, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2022.434
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6

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Diversification of the Translational Science workforce is a strategic goal for the National Center for the Advancement of Translational Science (NCATS) program. NCATS has identified the development of translational science education, training, and support for a diverse translational science workforce as key to advancing the growing field of translational science. An annual mixed-methods assessment has been conducted on Common Metrics data submitted by over 60 Clinical & Translational Science Awards (CTSA) programs nationwide and includes metrics addressing recruitment and retention of scientists with particular attention to underrepresented persons and women. This article describes a methodology for the development of From Insights to Action, a resource for guiding program implementation and strategic planning to develop a diverse clinical and translational science workforce. This was informed by the Common Metrics Initiative process and constituted of findings from qualitative interviews of a subset of CTSAs that participated. The dissemination of this guide had several impacts, including providing structural foci for the CTSA Fall 2020 program meeting centered on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in translational science; addressing NCATS’ goal of workforce diversity; and understanding the number of diverse graduates still engaged in research.

Published in Journal of Clinical and Translational Science

ISSN: 2059-8661 (Online)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-clinical-and-translational-science

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