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... 66 5 Conclusions and Recommendations Over the past two decades, policy makers and others have worried about the size and composition of the clinical research workforce, especially because of the changing demographics of the U.S. population and the concomitant implications for biomedical research and health care.
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... CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 67 The committee found, as others before them, that the single most significant impediment to achieving a better understanding of the problem was the lack of a clear, commonly agreed-upon definition of clinical research. This lack codifies the inability to set standard data definitions and will continue to hobble future attempts to understand and characterize the clinical research workforce.
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... 68 CLINICAL RESEARCH WORKFORCE DIVERSITY NEEDS FOR 2010 RECOMMENDATIONS The study committee found that the following key themes warrant special attention in order to improve the representation of women and minorities in the clinical research workforce: 1. Adequate collection of the appropriate data; 2.
From page 69...
... CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 69 The obstacle represented by the lack of accurate data in assessing workforce needs has been noted in every edition of the congressionally mandated report to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on the biomedical and behavioral research workforce conducted by the National Research Council.
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... 70 CLINICAL RESEARCH WORKFORCE DIVERSITY NEEDS FOR 2010 programs (both institutional and individual) for clinical research.
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... CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 71 Recommendation Federal sponsors (NIH, CDC, AHRQ, VA, DOD) should ensure adequate representation of women and minorities in study section review panels that review clinical research.
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... 72 CLINICAL RESEARCH WORKFORCE DIVERSITY NEEDS FOR 2010 The shortage of practicing nurses in the U.S. healthcare delivery system presents challenges to training nurse-scientists.
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... CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 73 Recommendation Federal sponsors of clinical research should amplify the existing funding mechanisms and create new ones that allow flexibility in career training, such as second-career programs, reentry mechanisms, and service payback agreements. These programs should be described on the NIH training website.
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... 74 CLINICAL RESEARCH WORKFORCE DIVERSITY NEEDS FOR 2010 Clear distinctions should be made between the clinical service role and that of investigators with independent research resources. Credit should be given for volunteer efforts that foster science and math education in the K-12 environment.

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