Effecting Change Through a Diversity-Focused Strategy: How to Create and Build Trust (Session)
On-Demand Video
This presentation was a part of the SOCS Meeting The Challenge Summit: Diversity in Dermatology Clinical Trials held on June 10-11, 2022 in Washington, DC. The length of the course is 60 minutes.
BUILDING TRUST: THE YALE COMMUNITY-BASED MODEL
Tesheia H. Johnson, MBA, MHS is Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer of YCCI and the Director for Clinical Research for Yale School of Medicine, where she provides leadership and direction in clinical research. Her career has focused on developing clinical research programs and support infrastructure. She is the co-founder of the Yale Cultural Ambassadors program, launched more than ten years ago with a mission to catalyze the sustainable advancement of patient diversity, equity, and inclusion in clinical research. Before assuming her current position, she was Assistant Dean for Clinical Research at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and Director of Clinical Trials at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has served as a consultant for several academic centers interested in establishing clinical research programs and as a grant reviewer for the National Institutes of Health. Ms. Johnson is nationally recognized for her expertise in the design and setup of clinical research programs.
ESTABLISHING REAL TRUST BETWEEN PATIENTS AND A SITE
Fabian Sandoval, MD, President & CEO of Emerson Clinical Research Institute, has over 25 years of bench-to-bedside research experience. His diversified research career has been in academia, healthcare systems, and the public sector. He received his Bachelor of Science in molecular and cellular biology from Marymount University and his Doctorate of Medicine from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara, School of Medicine. Before opening the doors to Emerson Clinical Research Institute (ECRI), Dr. Sandoval’s research included bench research at the National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and NIH. He has since started the Emerson Community Clinic to support uninsured patients across the DC metro area, as well as starting the Emerson DiversityHealth Foundation, whose mission is to educate patients and providers on the importance of participating in clinical research and access to care.