UF faculty strive to increase diversity in cancer clinical trials through national program

UF faculty strive to increase diversity in cancer clinical trials through national programThree early-stage investigators at the UF Health Cancer Center have received the opportunity to participate in a national training and mentoring program that aims to increase the diversity of underrepresented patients enrolled in clinical trials.

Oluwadamilola Oladeru, M.D., M.A., M.B.A., (center) assistant professor in the department of radiation oncology, was selected for the first cohort of 52 scholars who entered the two-year Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Award program in November 2021.

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