As a member of the Duke Cancer Institute Community Advisory Committee (DCI) since 2021, UCA WAVES Executive Director Lily Chen attended the Community + Scientist Clinical Trials Equity Roundtable on Saturday, September 14th, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Washington Duke Hotel.

The roundtable featured insightful discussions that illuminated various barriers faced by community members, such as language difficulties, navigation issues, lack of knowledge, and distrust of the medical and scientific communities. It was enlightening to hear success stories from the DCI research initiative, alongside touching narratives from cancer survivors in minority communities, as well as solutions for enhancing outreach to these groups in clinical trials. During the meeting, Lily also highlighted how @UCAWAVES is actively investing in the Karen refugee community as an equal partner in health disparity research.

UCA WAVES执行长陈健（Lily Chen）于9月14日参加了杜克癌症研究所社区+科学家临床试验公平圆桌会议。从2021年起，陈健一直是杜克癌症研究所社区咨询委员会(DCI)成员之一。

圆桌会议进行了深刻的讨论，阐明了社区成员面临的各种障碍，如语言困难、难以找到资源、缺乏知识以及对医学界和科学界的不信任。DCI分享了他们的研究成果和少数族裔社区癌症幸存者的感人故事，以及在临床试验中加强对这些群体的服务的解决方案，令人深受启发。在会议期间，陈健还谈到了UCA WAVES如何积极地与克伦难民社区合作，成为亚裔社区健康差异研究的伙伴的。