Background Lack of diversity in the cancer research workforce persists which the new requirement for all NCI-designated cancer centers to have a Plan to Enhance Diversity (PED) seeks to address. However, it is not well understood how different cancer centers are approaching the development and execution of these plans. Our objective was to assess how cancer centers are establishing and pursuing their PED. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey of members of the Cancer Center DEI Network which includes all NCI-designated cancer centers and several emerging centers. 62 cancer centers (75% of those invited), including 58 NCI-designated cancer centers (81% of those with this designation), participated and completed a questionnaire that assessed PED leadership, major challenges, implementation strategies, and approach to evaluate PED progress. Results The most common PED challenge identified is recruiting diverse faculty (68% of centers) and the most common strategy currently used to address this is reviewing and revising faculty recruitment practices (67%). The most common approach centers are using to measure PED progress are shifts in demographics (68%), and data on the demographics of faculty, leadership, and trainees are available at 79%, 81%, and 75% of centers, respectively. Conclusion(s) While almost all centers have established a PED leadership structure, there is considerable variation in the approaches used to realize PED goals, and in the resources provided to support PED work. Realizing opportunities to share and implement common best practices and exemplar programs has the potential to elevate the impact of PED efforts nationally.

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执行增强美国癌症中心多样性的计划：机遇与挑战

背景 癌症研究队伍仍然缺乏多样性，所有 NCI 指定的癌症中心制定增强多样性计划 (PED) 的新要求旨在解决这一问题。然而，目前尚不清楚不同的癌症中心如何制定和执行这些计划。我们的目标是评估癌症中心如何建立和推行其 PED。方法 我们对癌症中心 DEI 网络的成员进行了横断面调查，该网络包括所有 NCI 指定的癌症中心和几个新兴中心。 62 个癌症中心（占受邀者的 75%），包括 58 个 NCI 指定癌症中心（其中 81% 具有此指定）参与并完成了一份调查问卷，评估 PED 领导力、主要挑战、实施策略和评估 PED 进展的方法。结果 PED 最常见的挑战是招聘多元化的教职人员（68% 的中心），而目前用于解决此问题的最常见策略是审查和修改教职员工招聘实践（67%）。中心用来衡量 PED 进展的最常见方法是人口统计数据的变化 (68%)，并且分别有 79%、81% 和 75% 的中心提供了教职员工、领导层和受训人员的人口统计数据。结论 虽然几乎所有中心都建立了 PED 领导结构，但用于实现 PED 目标的方法以及为支持 PED 工作提供的资源存在很大差异。实现分享和实施共同最佳实践和示范项目的机会有可能提升 PED 工作在全国的影响力。