Women in Clinical Trials with Dr. Janine Clayton

Welcome to another episode of Curbside Consults! As part of our series on Inclusivity in Medicine and to honor Women’s History Month, we are focusing on women in clinical trials. We are joined by Dr. Janine Clayton, an ophthalmologist and Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) and co-chair of the NIH Working Group on Women in Biomedical Careers.

To get started on this topic, see the NIH ORWH E-Learning courses on sex and gender-related differences in health.

Additional Resources for Listeners:

• About: Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)

• NIH ORWH E-Learning:

  • Sex as a Biological Variable (SABV): A Primer

  • Bench to Bedside: Integrating Sex and Gender to Improve Human Health

  • Introduction: Sex- and Gender-Related Differences in Health

• NIH Inclusion Outreach Toolkit: How to Engage, Recruit, and Retain Women in Clinical Research

• New Virtual Environment Website Offers Highlights of ORWH's 30th Anniversary Virtual Meeting Series

• NIH Offers Its First Research Project Grant (R01) on Sex and Gender

• NIH Announces Upcoming Funding for Center to Coordinate Research to Help Women Achieve Leadership Roles in Science

• NIH Prize Will Recognize Academic Institutions for Addressing Faculty Gender Diversity and Equity Issues

• The Fifth Annual Vivian Pinn Symposium: Integrating Sex and Gender into Biomedical Research as a Path for Better Science and Innovation: May 11-12, 2021: to be held virtually

• NIH guidance: Consideration of Sex as a Biological Variable in NIH-funded Research

• NIH Inclusion Policies
  
  

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The Curbside Consults series complements the foundational information in Rotation Prep by taking a deep dive into key clinical topics with expert clinicians and educators. These podcasts explore and critique the evidence behind clinical practice and break down statistical concepts for the busy clinical trainee.

Dr. Janine Clayton is an ophthalmologist and Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH) and co-chair of the NIH Working Group on Women in Biomedical Careers.Siri is a 2020-2021 NEJM Editorial Fellow. She graduated from Internal Medicine Residency at Indiana University.