DEI Special Edition Spring / Summer 2024
and leadership roles to address unique challenges and foster a more inclu- sive research environment. Collaborating with Arab American researchers and experts to drive research initiatives that are relevant and responsive to the community's needs. Ensuring clear communication of goals, benefits, risks, and outcomes of clinical trials to potential Arab American participants, allowing them to make informed decisions.
Hadi Danawi, Ph.D., chair and president, Arab Board for Clinical Research
Hadi Danawi, Ph.D., is a professor in global public health and epidemiology. He is ac- tively engaged in industrywide projects relating to remote consulting, higher educa- tion (master and doctoral programs in public health/healthcare administration), and clinical trial design and management. Danawi created the Arab Board for Clinical Re- search to promote diversity and inclusion of Arabs and Arab Americans in clinical re- search, the use of DCTs, and education and staffing of Arabs and Arab Americans in clinical research. He is also a co - founder of DiversiTrials. Danawi has expertise with pharmaco - epidemiology and drug safety/ pharmacovigilance with Big Pharma, including outcomes research and RWE. He is passionate about creating positive social change in underserved communities in Afri- ca and the Middle East and so established a not - for - profit organization with chapters in Lebanon and Ghana to provide technical assistance for project implementation, curriculum development, and training of local associates for self - reliance in disease prevention, health services, and family and community health initiatives.
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