Several years ago, the Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Rush University Medical Center began shifting its strategies for recruiting underserved minorities into clinical studies. Rush’s new community-engagement model—which includes reaching out to gatekeepers, building relationships, developing trust, and paying attention to barriers such as lack of transportation—has boosted study enrollment and retention. Share ways you’ve recruited diverse participants in the comments section at the end of the article.

The Women of Color Research Network is an online community of women who help other women succeed in research, with a special focus on enhancing diversity in biomedical science. Members, at institutions across the country, exchange ideas about career development, get advice on navigating the NIH grants process, and participate in discussion groups about mentoring and science policy, and more.

Traveling in a colorful tour bus, a group of doctors, dentists, and medical and dental students hit the road to inspire college students from underrepresented racial and ethnic minority groups to enter medical and dental fields. Last September, more than 300 students took part in Tour for Diversity in Medicine workshops and individual counseling sessions at six campuses from Atlanta to Michigan.