Applications are now open for the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award Program which was created to increase diversity in clinical trials and transform the clinical research landscape. The initiative is comprised of the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials: Career Development Award (Winn CDA) for early-stage investigator physicians and the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials: Clinical Investigator Pathway Program (Winn CIPP) for medical students.

Winn CDA is a 2-year program with funding allotted ($120K/year) to protect 40% of Scholars’ work time for program participation, which includes research activity, training, career development planning, program events, and reporting. Winn CIPP is a 6-week summer externship designed to introduce medical students to the basics of clinical trials and work in community-based clinical research organizations to provide outreach, education, and engagement on clinical trials.

Deadline: May 12, 2023

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced the African American Heart Study, in collaboration with the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) and the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), which will measure the association between Lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in 5,000 African American individuals across the United States. ASCVD is defined as the buildup of cholesterol plaque in arteries and includes events such as heart attack and stroke.

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As part of its commitment to diversity in the workforce, the Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc. (ABC), seeks to provide insight into cardiovascular (CV) training programs in the US. The Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Scorecard (DIBS), launched in November, 2020, is designed to understand and rank the diversity in CV academic training programs. This article updates the next phase of the initiative.

Leading Black Cardiologists and medical professionals share their professional and personal experience with Black Maternal mortality and morbidity – the health of women during preconception, pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum – as well as the impact it has on families.

Comprised of investigators from a variety of therapeutic areas, the ABC CRN was developed to serve as a central “wheel hub” to identify and vet clinical trial opportunities, match investigators to trials of interest, and provide some of the infrastructure support that physicians say would be beneficial.