The research equity and diversity initiative (READI): Changing the face of clinical research through community outreach and engagement

Current evidence underscores a need to transform how we do clinical research, shifting from academic-driven priorities to co-led community partnership focused programs, accessible and relevant career pathway programs that expand opportunities for career development, and design of trainings and pract...

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Main Authors: Sally Taylor, Stephanie Freel, Lynn Sutton, Kenisha Bethea, Leatrice Martin, Julie McKeel, Matthew Ray, Perusi B. Muhigaba, Stella Quenstedt, Amanda McMillan, Taryn Cavanaugh Faulk, Jenifer Allen, Kiah Gaskin, Richard Sloane, Salimah El-Amin, Annie Tsui, Cindy Canty-Dumas, Denise C. Snyder, Joseph McClernon, Michelle Lyn, Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards, Mina Silberberg, Steven C. Grambow, Jessica Sperling, Howard Eisenson, Holly Biola, Wanda Boone, Rachel Galanter, Tracie Locklear, Sharleen Traynor, Seronda Robinson, William Pilkington, L. Ebony Boulware, Nadine J. Barrett, Susanna Naggie
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author Sally Taylor
Stephanie Freel
Lynn Sutton
Kenisha Bethea
Leatrice Martin
Julie McKeel
Matthew Ray
Perusi B. Muhigaba
Stella Quenstedt
Amanda McMillan
Taryn Cavanaugh Faulk
Jenifer Allen
Kiah Gaskin
Richard Sloane
Salimah El-Amin
Annie Tsui
Cindy Canty-Dumas
Denise C. Snyder
Joseph McClernon
Michelle Lyn
Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards
Mina Silberberg
Steven C. Grambow
Jessica Sperling
Howard Eisenson
Holly Biola
Wanda Boone
Rachel Galanter
Tracie Locklear
Sharleen Traynor
Seronda Robinson
William Pilkington
L. Ebony Boulware
Nadine J. Barrett
Susanna Naggie
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Stephanie Freel
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Jenifer Allen
Kiah Gaskin
Richard Sloane
Salimah El-Amin
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Cindy Canty-Dumas
Denise C. Snyder
Joseph McClernon
Michelle Lyn
Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards
Mina Silberberg
Steven C. Grambow
Jessica Sperling
Howard Eisenson
Holly Biola
Wanda Boone
Rachel Galanter
Tracie Locklear
Sharleen Traynor
Seronda Robinson
William Pilkington
L. Ebony Boulware
Nadine J. Barrett
Susanna Naggie
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description Current evidence underscores a need to transform how we do clinical research, shifting from academic-driven priorities to co-led community partnership focused programs, accessible and relevant career pathway programs that expand opportunities for career development, and design of trainings and practices to develop cultural competence among research teams. Failures of equitable research translation contribute to health disparities. Drivers of this failed translation include lack of diversity in both researchers and participants, lack of alignment between research institutions and the communities they serve, and lack of attention to structural sources of inequity and drivers of mistrust for science and research. The Duke University Research Equity and Diversity Initiative (READI) is a program designed to better align clinical research programs with community health priorities through community engagement. Organized around three specific aims, READI-supported programs targeting increased workforce diversity, workforce training in community engagement and cultural competence, inclusive research engagement principles, and development of trustworthy partnerships.
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spelling doaj-art-a7a32a676f78423e8995d19d2a2c2f012025-08-20T03:45:14ZengCambridge University PressJournal of Clinical and Translational Science2059-86612025-01-01910.1017/cts.2025.10085The research equity and diversity initiative (READI): Changing the face of clinical research through community outreach and engagementSally Taylor0https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3379-7746Stephanie Freel1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8525-3271Lynn Sutton2Kenisha Bethea3Leatrice Martin4Julie McKeel5Matthew Ray6Perusi B. Muhigaba7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5508-5596Stella Quenstedt8Amanda McMillan9Taryn Cavanaugh Faulk10Jenifer Allen11Kiah Gaskin12Richard Sloane13Salimah El-Amin14Annie Tsui15Cindy Canty-Dumas16Denise C. Snyder17https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1160-7433Joseph McClernon18Michelle Lyn19Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards20Mina Silberberg21Steven C. Grambow22https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6037-3253Jessica Sperling23https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2443-3762Howard Eisenson24Holly Biola25Wanda Boone26Rachel Galanter27Tracie Locklear28https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5825-6269Sharleen Traynor29Seronda Robinson30William Pilkington31L. Ebony Boulware32Nadine J. Barrett33Susanna Naggie34https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7721-6975Duke Office of Clinical Research, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USADuke Office of Clinical Research, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAClinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAClinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAJulius L. Chambers Biomedical/Biotechnology Research Institute, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USAClinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAClinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAClinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAClinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAClinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAClinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAClinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USADuke Office of Clinical Research, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USACenter for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University, Durham, NC, USAClinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAClinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAClinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USADuke Office of Clinical Research, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAClinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAClinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAClinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAClinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAClinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USASocial Science Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USAFamily Medicine and Community Health, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USAFamily Medicine, Lincoln Community Health Center, Durham, NC, USATogether for Resilient Youth, Durham, NC, USAEl Futuro, Durham, NC, USADepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USAClinical Trials Research Associate Program, Durham Technical Community College, Durham, NC, USADepartment of Public Health Education, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USAHOPE Program, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USA Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USAWake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USAWake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USAClinical and Translational Science Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USACurrent evidence underscores a need to transform how we do clinical research, shifting from academic-driven priorities to co-led community partnership focused programs, accessible and relevant career pathway programs that expand opportunities for career development, and design of trainings and practices to develop cultural competence among research teams. Failures of equitable research translation contribute to health disparities. Drivers of this failed translation include lack of diversity in both researchers and participants, lack of alignment between research institutions and the communities they serve, and lack of attention to structural sources of inequity and drivers of mistrust for science and research. The Duke University Research Equity and Diversity Initiative (READI) is a program designed to better align clinical research programs with community health priorities through community engagement. Organized around three specific aims, READI-supported programs targeting increased workforce diversity, workforce training in community engagement and cultural competence, inclusive research engagement principles, and development of trustworthy partnerships.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S205986612510085X/type/journal_articleClinical trialscommunity engagementresearch trainingtranslational researchworkforce developmenthealth equity
spellingShingle Sally Taylor
Stephanie Freel
Lynn Sutton
Kenisha Bethea
Leatrice Martin
Julie McKeel
Matthew Ray
Perusi B. Muhigaba
Stella Quenstedt
Amanda McMillan
Taryn Cavanaugh Faulk
Jenifer Allen
Kiah Gaskin
Richard Sloane
Salimah El-Amin
Annie Tsui
Cindy Canty-Dumas
Denise C. Snyder
Joseph McClernon
Michelle Lyn
Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards
Mina Silberberg
Steven C. Grambow
Jessica Sperling
Howard Eisenson
Holly Biola
Wanda Boone
Rachel Galanter
Tracie Locklear
Sharleen Traynor
Seronda Robinson
William Pilkington
L. Ebony Boulware
Nadine J. Barrett
Susanna Naggie
The research equity and diversity initiative (READI): Changing the face of clinical research through community outreach and engagement
Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Clinical trials
community engagement
research training
translational research
workforce development
health equity
title The research equity and diversity initiative (READI): Changing the face of clinical research through community outreach and engagement
title_full The research equity and diversity initiative (READI): Changing the face of clinical research through community outreach and engagement
title_fullStr The research equity and diversity initiative (READI): Changing the face of clinical research through community outreach and engagement
title_full_unstemmed The research equity and diversity initiative (READI): Changing the face of clinical research through community outreach and engagement
title_short The research equity and diversity initiative (READI): Changing the face of clinical research through community outreach and engagement
title_sort research equity and diversity initiative readi changing the face of clinical research through community outreach and engagement
topic Clinical trials
community engagement
research training
translational research
workforce development
health equity
url https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S205986612510085X/type/journal_article
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