Abbott ranked No. 9 on the Fair360, formerly DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list in 2023.
Abbott announced new partnerships and programs within its Diversity in Clinical Trials initiative to improve care among underrepresented populations. The additions build on the partnerships, scholarships and focus on diverse participants in the company’s own clinical trials during the initiative’s first year.
“Clinical trials drive new, innovative tools to fight diseases, and overcoming barriers to access to clinical trials for under-represented communities is critical to improving health equity,” said Andrea Wainer, Executive Vice President, Rapid and Molecular Diagnostics and Co-Executive Sponsor for the company’s Diversity in Clinical Trials steering committee alongside Lisa Earnhardt, Executive Vice President of Medical Devices at Abbott. “Abbott has been focused on breaking down barriers and implementing new, sustainable partnerships and programs to drive even more diversity in our clinical trials and to ensure trials are offered in more places to reach underserved areas.”
The company has launched the following initiatives:
- In a five-year commitment, Abbott has partnered with the Institute for Health Equity at Norton Healthcare to develop research programs for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and underrepresented community clinics.
- The company will collaborate with Barnett International to offer an educational program, training diverse clinical research coordinators to serve underrepresented communities.
- The company has established Diversity in Research Office to further the focus on driving diversity in Abbott’s clinical trials and improving access to care among underrepresented populations.
- Abbott established a Diversity in Clinical Trials Medical Advisory Board in the first year of its Diversity in Clinical Trials initiative, which has focused on increasing diverse enrollment in the company’s clinical trials.
- Abbott provided $5 million in grants to support over 300 scholarships at HBCU medical schools, the National Black Nurses Association and the National Association of Hispanic Nurses, nurturing future clinical research leaders.
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