You are cordially invited to a symposium, Breaking the Silence: Confronting Exclusion in Research on Friday, March 6, 5:15-8:00PM at Tufts Center for Medical Education (145 Harrison Avenue, Boston). This event is hosted by Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) and the Institute of Clinical Research and Health Polices Studies (ICRHPS) in collaboration with Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Medical Center.
We hope you will join us for a meaningful evening of self-reflection, dialogue, and community-building, followed by a call to action around the issue of deeply-rooted biases that lead to exclusion in research.
The evening will begin with keynote speaker Camara Phyllis Jones, MD, MPH, PhD, a family physician and epidemiologist whose work focuses on the impacts of racism on the health and well-being of the nation. Dr. Jones will present on her work and will be joined by a panel to discuss the challenges of exclusion and underrepresentation in research and academia.
After that, we will enjoy a community dinner that will include facilitated dialogues to further explore the themes from the keynote presentation and panel discussion. These dialogues will provide an opportunity for participants with diverse views and backgrounds to speak openly about exclusion in research to seek a better understanding of their own views, as well as the views and experiences of others.
This event will provide an excellent opportunity for researchers, faculty, students, research participants, and community residents to discuss important issues that impact research and influence diversity and inclusion at Tufts. We hope you will distribute this invitation to your networks and colleagues.
For more information, please visit: https://www.tuftsctsi.org/events/breaking-the-silence-confronting-exclusion-in-research/