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Unmet Promises: Navigating the Chasms of Diversity and Inclusion in Healthcare and Research

In recent years, there has been a surge in government promises to enhance diversity and inclusion in research and healthcare. The...

My thoughts: Suspicions of Elderly Exploitation

Earlier this year I traveled to see an extended family member that was taken to the emergency room, then admitted, because the individual...

Thoughts on the FDA Guidance to Assure Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Clinical Trials

Background On 13 April 2022 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new draft guidance for ‘developing plans to enroll more...

Welcome to 2023

Image by starline on Freepik 2023 is officially here and it already feels like I’m six months in. I started this year off with a bang,...

Long Haul COVID

The lingering effects of COVID-19 can be felt by some, not all, individuals who have already recovered from the acute phase of the virus....

Ethical Reflections on CRISPR Technology

What is CRISPR? A molecular-biological method to cut and modify DNA in a targeted manner. This allows individual DNA building blocks to...

Pandemic Persists Through Inequality

There is a huge vaccine supply gap between countries. While countries in Europe and the USA are getting the pandemic under control thanks...

Welcome to 2022

Commitment to Personal Growth This year, I am making a commitment to myself to be present, to get out of my comfort zone and speak up...

Diversity in Clinical Trials

While Black and Hispanic patients are consistently underrepresented in clinical trials, there is a reluctance for those underrepresented...

What Is Clinical Research?

Recently, I was telling a friend that I stumbled into clinical research. When I was school-age, I did not say “I want to grow up to be a...

Clinical Data Standards

The data matters. Why Does the Data Matter Dear reader, you may have heard me rant in the past about the importance of awareness of...

The Culture Ignorance in America

If anyone with friends or family members living outside of the United States, has found yourself hanging your head or hiding your face...

Vulnerability and Autism

2020 has been quite the year so far. I read a quote recently that said “I stayed up and yelled Happy New Year for this sh*#!?” Perfectly...

The Journey from Army to Science & Healthcare

I’m often asked how I ended up here. “Ended up”, as though the journy is complete. It isn’t, as I most certainly have not arrived at my...