Anti-racist strategies for clinical and translational research: Design, implementation, and lessons learned from a new course

Nia J. Heard-Garris; Jen F. Brown; Uchenna C. Ewulonu; Mita S. Goel; Adam S. Gordon; Candace Henley; Sadiya S. Khan; Shawn M. Smith; Susanna A. McColley

doi:10.1017/cts.2022.524

Anti-racist strategies for clinical and translational research: Design, implementation, and lessons learned from a new course

Nia J. Heard-Garris, Jen F. Brown, Uchenna C. Ewulonu, Mita S. Goel, Adam S. Gordon, Candace Henley, Sadiya S. Khan, Shawn M. Smith, Susanna A. McColley

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Translational research should examine racism and bias and improve health equity. We designed and implemented a course for the Master of Science in Clinical Investigation program of the Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute. We describe curriculum development, content, outcomes, and revisions involving 36 students in 2 years of Anti-Racist Strategies for Clinical and Translational Science. Ninety-six percent of students reported they would recommend the course. Many reported changes in research approaches based on course content. A course designed to teach anti-racist research design is feasible and has a positive short-term impact on learners.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	A5
Journal	Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2022.524
State	Published - Dec 22 2023

Keywords

Health equity
career development
diversity
education
research design

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General Medicine

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Heard-Garris, N. J., Brown, J. F., Ewulonu, U. C., Goel, M. S., Gordon, A. S., Henley, C., Khan, S. S., Smith, S. M., & McColley, S. A. (2023). Anti-racist strategies for clinical and translational research: Design, implementation, and lessons learned from a new course. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 7(1), Article A5. https://doi.org/10.1017/cts.2022.524

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