HRA Happenings – April 14th, 2022

Dear HRA members,

Please help me welcome our newest HRA member organizations!

(FYI – That puts the total number of HRA members at 107!!)

HRA Spring Members Meetings (April 20 and 21)
*NEW*  We have added 2 Networking Sessions at the end of each day. No need to register!
Just use this one link to join the Wednesday session (4:30pm ET) and/or the Thursday session (4:30pm ET).
The full agenda and links to register for the 4 sessions are on the Spring Virtual Members Meeting page.

Events (in May):
AHA Precision Medicine Platform: Cloud-enabled Workspaces to Research
(5/10/2022 1:00-2:00pm ET)
Attend this event to learn about AHA’s Precision Medicine Platform – the data available, the ease of use, and the analytical tools available, plus how your organization and researchers could leverage AHA’s PMP.

Open Mic: Training and Mentorship for Early Career Scientists from Traditionally Underrepresented Groups
(5/12/2022 2:00-3:00pm ET)
This event (cohosted by the DEI and Research Workforce Communities) will continue the Members Meeting session “How to Build Mentoring and Community Support Platforms To Support DEI In Your Scientific Network.” Come prepared to share lessons learned from programs and strategies that your org has implemented and ask questions of your HRA colleagues.

HRA Misconduct and Ethics Community Call
(5/17/2022 1:00-2:00pm ET – these Community calls will now be held the 3rd Tuesday of every other month)
This Misconduct and Ethics Community call will be an open and confidential discussion of HRA members’ experiences in this space. The goals of this group include working together and with universities and other entities to mitigate grantee misconduct (not research related) such as harassment and toxic workplace environment.

2022 CEO Roundtables
Quarterly in 2022 via zoom
Q2 – May 24, 2-3pm ET – register here
Q2 – May 25, 4-5pm ET – register here

HRA hosts quarterly roundtables giving leaders of HRA Member organizations the opportunity to network and learn from their peers.  If you have topics you would like to add to the agenda, please email [email protected].

Resources:  
You can always check out the Resources tab to search for documents, meeting recordings, etc.  Listed below is just the most recent addition to the wealth of resources created by HRA!

Achieve More Inclusivity, Trust, and Patient Engagement in Clinical Trials
Del Smith, the CEO/Co-founder of Acclinate, shared how Acclinate integrates culture and technology to gain trust across patient communities, especially communities of color, leading to more inclusive clinical research.

SAVE THE DATE!
Fall In-person (hybrid) Members Meeting: October 6 & 7, 2022 at the Simon’s Foundation in NYC.
Thanks so much to the Simon’s Foundation for offering to host our first in-person meeting in almost 3 years!  We are so excited to finally meet in person (hopefully). So, mark your calendars and make your hotel reservations as soon as possible! (The recommended list is on the meeting page.)

Best,