ACRP spoke with Meribeth Germino, Senior Leadership and Team Performance Coach for Product Development, Genentech, about the importance of Deaf Awareness Month and how clinical researchers can more effectively work with this underserved population.
The organizations leading clinical studies that help bring new treatments and therapies to market – including vaccines – are facing an expanding global workforce shortage. According to industry leaders convened by the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP), the issue is a self-inflicted wound.
Feeling like you have no control at work? Try practicing “self leadership.”
“When we think about diversity, we have to think beyond race and ethnicity… We have to find ways we can make a difference.”
As the issues surrounding participant diversity become better understood globally, more eyes are turning to the next frontier in drug development diversity, equity, and inclusion: the clinical research workforce.