Dr. Elizabeth Ofili M.P.H., FACC Professor of Medicine-Morehouse School of Medicine: Clinical Trial Diversity Through The African American Heart Study
Release Date: 12/07/2023
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info_outlineDespite representing a large proportion of the general population with a high disease burden, racial and ethnic minority populations have been consistently underrepresented in clinical trials. Dr. Elizabeth Ofili, professor of medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine and a practicing cardiologist with Morehouse Healthcare in Atlanta has information about a collaboration between Amgen, the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) and the Morehouse School of Medicine.