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September 2023

MRCT Center hosts the Diversity Convergence Project committee

The Diversity Convergence Project, initiated by the Clinical Trials Transformation Initiative (CTTI), FasterCures, the Multi-Regional Clinical Trials Center of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard (MRCT Center), and the National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), seeks to catalyze system-level changes to achieve racial and ethnic diversity in U.S. interventional clinical trials. The MRCT Center will host an invitation-only symposium on September 22 in Washington, DC. More information about this project will be forthcoming.

July 31, 2023

Developing a model Diversity Action Plan (DAP)

The MRCT Center is developing a model Diversity Action Plan (DAP) template in response to the Food and Drug Omnibus Reform Act of 2022 (FDORA), based on our Recruitment Stategy Document Template. Learn more here.

May 4, 2023

MRCT Center releases the Accessibility by Design (AbD) Toolkit

Date: May 4, 2023
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Location: Virtual
Discussion topic: Accessibility by Design (AbD): A Toolkit for Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Clinical Research.

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July 14, 2021

MRCT Center Driving Inclusion in Clinical Research webinar: Simplifying the Complexity of Translation in Clinical Research

Date: July 14, 2021
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Location: Virtual
Discussion topic: MRCT Center Driving Inclusion in Clinical Research webinar: Simplifying the Complexity of Translation in Clinical Research

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June 9, 2021

MRCT Center Driving Inclusion in Clinical Research webinar: Improving Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Clinical Research

Date: June 9, 2021
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Location: Virtual
Discussion topic: MRCT Center Driving Inclusion in Clinical Research webinar: Improving Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Clinical Research

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May 12, 2021

MRCT Center Driving Inclusion in Clinical Research webinar: Inducement or Fair Compensation? Impact on Diverse Participation

Date: May 12, 2021
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Location: Virtual
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April 14, 2021

MRCT Center Leaning In webinar: Driving Inclusion in Clinical Research – How to Begin

Date: April 14, 2021
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM EDT
Location: Virtual
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March 19, 2021

We are happy to announce a new series of MRCT Center Leaning In Webinars: Driving Inclusion in Clinical Research.  This series will focus on how to approach and plan for inclusion, implement recommendations, and sustain progress. MORE

February 10, 2021

MRCT Center Leaning In webinar: Role of Data in Diversity: Genetics & RWD

January 27, 2021

MRCT Center Leaning in webinar: Stakeholder Roles and Responsibilities

January 13, 2021

MRCT Center Leaning In webinar: Data Standards and Analysis

December 9, 2020

MRCT Leaning In Webinar: Study Conduct (Recruitment, Retention), December 9, 2020:

November 30, 2020

Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects in Clinical Trials: Methods and Innovations virtual conference

November 12, 2020

Discover Brigham

November 10, 2020

PRIM&R webinar: “The IRB’s Role in Achieving Diversity in Research”

October 28, 2020

MRCT Leaning In Webinar: Workforce Development, October 28, 2020

October 19, 2020

Ropes & Gray webinar:”Achieving Diversity, Inclusion, & Equity in Clinical Research”

October 14, 2020

MRCT Leaning In Webinar: Community Awareness, Access, Knowledge – October 14, 2020

September 22, 2020

FDA Office of Minority Health and Health Equity webinar introducing MRCT Center’s “Achieving Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in Clinical Research” Guidance Document and Supplemental Toolkit

September 8, 2020

In BioCentury, Dr. Barbara Bierer discusses “Biopharmas must address the reality of racial disparities in health outcomes exposed by COVID-19”

August 25, 2020

Dr. Bierer discusses Diversity in Clinical Research on the Clinical Trials Guru podcast

August 20, 2020

Dr. Bierer is a guest on the Clinical Research Podcast with ECRG Media

August 14, 2020

Dr. Barbara Bierer is a guest on the Sree Sreenivasan Daily, Global Show podcast

August 6, 2020

The MRCT Center Announces Newly Published Guidance Addressing Achieving Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity in Clinical Research