scholarly journals A Review Of Strategies Employed On Minority Recruitment And Retention In Engineering Education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Webert Lovencin ◽  
Fazil Najafi ◽  
Nick Safai
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Minority Recruitment ◽  
Recruitment And Retention

Abstract W P306: Identifying Stroke Researcher Challenges to Minority Inclusion in Clinical Research

Stroke ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Carman ◽  
Leigh Quarles ◽  
Lauren Southwick ◽  
Emma K Benn ◽  
Salina P Waddy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Minority Recruitment ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Key Informant

Background: Race-ethnic disparities exist in stroke incidence, recurrence and mortality. Minority participation in stroke clinical trials is staggeringly low. A significant literature describes patient-reported barriers to recruitment, but researcher barriers are not well documented. Aim: To assess stroke researcher best practices and challenges to minority inclusion in stroke trials. Methods: The National Initiative for Minority Involvement in Neurological Clinical Trials (NIMICT) uses a mixed methods approach including surveys, focus groups and key informant interviews to expand on understanding of minority recruitment and retention in stroke clinical trials. We designed and tested a 40-item survey based on literature review and used the results to inform semi-structured focus groups and key informant interviews among stroke clinical trial investigators (N=110). Results: Key stroke investigators, identified through the Princeton Conference, were invited via email to participate in the survey. Over 70% (n=93) responded: 68% White. Less than half (N=43) reported actively setting recruitment goals for minority inclusion. Only 37% (N=29) required cultural sensitivity training for recruitment staff. Over 80% reported treating adults unable to consent and were concerned about acute stroke time constraints negatively impacting patient/family participation decisions. Key themes from focus groups (N=17) included: 1) Role of government in defining valid minority sub analyses and enforcing existing inclusion guidelines; 2) Challenges unique to acute setting including consent in conditions of prognostic uncertainty; 3) Lack of scientific/research literacy in the lay population; 4) Lack of community engagement including Primary Care Physicians; 5) Lack of cost data to adequately budget for inclusion efforts. Best practices included health literate consent forms, cultural competency, and motivational interview training for coordinators. Conclusion: NIMICT’s mixed methods approach contributes new perspectives on unique challenges in stroke clinical research. These findings will inform strategies to improve minority recruitment and retention among neurological clinical trials.

scholarly journals Training Needs of Clinical and Research Professionals to Optimize Minority Recruitment and Retention in Cancer Clinical Trials

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumya J. Niranjan ◽  
Raegan W. Durant ◽  
Jennifer A. Wenzel ◽  
Elise D. Cook ◽  
Mona N. Fouad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Cancer Clinical Trials ◽  
Minority Recruitment ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Research Professionals

Minority Recruitment and Retention in Dietetics

2000 ◽  
Vol 100 (8) ◽  
pp. 961-966 ◽  
Author(s):  
HOWARD P GREENWALD ◽  
ROMALEE A DAVIS
Keyword(s):  
Minority Recruitment ◽  
Recruitment And Retention
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