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| Guiding ethical principle | Impact of black, indigenous and Latinx Scientists |
| Collaborative partnership | Breakdown historical barriers to sharing responsibilities between researchers and communities; respect for community’s values, culture, traditions and social practices |
| Valuable scientific question | Create open dialogue to validly assess the community’s prospective value on the proposed research |
| Valid scientific methodology | Evaluate the feasibility and sustainability within the local healthcare and physical infrastructure |
| Fair subject selection | Emphasise the need to identify and protect vulnerable populations, particularly communities with historical maltreatment who are subject to continued mistreatment |
| Favourable risk-benefit | Assess risk-benefit ratio considering community specific considerations (eg, values, social practices) |
| Independent review | Relay the results of reviews (eg, Institutional Review Board, Federal Drug Administration) in a transparent and culturally appropriate manner |
| Informed consent | Involve the community in developing recruitment procedures, incentives, and linguistically appropriate materials |
| Respect for enrolled subjects | Provide timely communications in a transparent manner throughout the duration of the research, from initiation of study conduct to dissemination of results |