More Than Good Intentions: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Requires a Program-Level, Strategic Framework

Sponsors understand the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) efforts and have begun to implement them in their trials, but diversity in clinical trials has yet to be achieved.

To address this gap between aspiration and execution, sponsors–as well as sites and CROs– must recognize that DE&I is not merely another project. Neither is it a series of tactics. It is a systemic, top down transformation that must be managed strategically at the program level. The DE&I strategy must be communicated and implemented across your trial sites, including referral sites. It needs to extend into the nearby community-based sources of potential patients. Most importantly, no one can execute a diversity strategy alone.

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