Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA.
Pediatr Dermatol. 2021 Nov;38 Suppl 2:96-102. doi: 10.1111/pde.14756. Epub 2021 Aug 18.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA) connects pediatric dermatologists, trainees, basic scientists, allied health professionals, and patient advocates to improve the lives of children with skin disease through research. As a training pipeline for future pediatric dermatologists and steward of research in the field, PeDRA has a responsibility to examine its history and take actionable steps to diversify its membership, grant recipients, study leads, research priorities, and leadership.
In 2020, PeDRA formed an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Task Force to address this need. In an effort to assess PeDRA's past and plan for PeDRA's future, a review of PeDRA's membership, leadership, grant awardees, and research topics was conducted.
RESULTS/CONCLUSIONS: Results demonstrated gaps in PeDRA's current operational efforts to diversify the pediatric dermatology workforce and identified areas for improvement. Recommendations are proposed as a call to action for the community.
背景/目的：儿科皮肤病研究联盟（PeDRA）将儿科皮肤科医生、受训者、基础科学家、相关健康专业人员和患者权益倡导者联系起来，通过研究改善患有皮肤病的儿童的生活。作为未来儿科皮肤科医生的培训渠道和该领域研究的管理者，PeDRA有责任审视其历史，并采取切实可行的步骤，使成员、受赠者、研究负责人、研究重点和领导层多样化。
2020 年，PeDRA 成立了一个公平、多样性和包容性工作组来满足这一需求。为了评估 PeDRA 的过去并规划 PeDRA 的未来，对 PeDRA 的成员、领导层、赠款获得者和研究主题进行了审查。
结果/结论：结果表明，PeDRA 在使儿科皮肤科劳动力多样化的当前运营工作中存在差距，并确定了需要改进的领域。建议作为社区的行动呼吁提出。
