4 Experts Discuss Medical Mistrust in Clinical Trials: Honoring the Past, Embracing the Future

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A panel of medical and historical experts recently gathered to discuss the complex issue of medical mistrust in clinical trials among Black Americans, exploring the historical roots of this mistrust and ways to rebuild trust and encourage participation going forward. The panel, hosted by BlackDoctor.org, included Dr. Bishop Deirdre Parker Jackson, whose grandfathers were victims of the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study; Dr. Kimberly Gregory, vice chair of Women’s Healthcare Quality and Performance Improvement in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cedars-Sinai; Dr. Adam Biggs, a historian of race and medicine at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; and Dr. Kirsten Moore-Sheeley, a research professor in the history of medicine at Cedars-Sinai. The Historical Context of Medical Mistrust The panelists emphasized the importance of understanding the historical context behind medical mistrust. Dr. Parker Jackson explained how the unethical Tuskegee study, conducted from 1932-1972, continues to impact trust today: “For over 52 years, a signal has been placed on the city of Tuskegee and Tuskegee University because of the unethical study that took place for 30 years from 1932 to 1972,” she said. “Whenever someone says something about the study of syphilis, they say Tuskegee.” Dr. Biggs added that medical exploitation of Black Americans...

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