Fig 1.
Overview of 10 simple rules in biomedical engineering to improve healthcare equity divided into 3 categories: (i) improving diversity and equity in biomedical research; (ii) increasing research of under investigated areas; and (iii) considering diverse communities in the research design process.
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Fig 2.
Rationale for diversifying biomedical research and takeaways from Rules 1 through 3.
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Table 1.
Annual expenditure and biomedical research areas of interests for US-based philanthropic funding agencies.
Table adapted from [45].
Fig 3.
Rationale for prioritizing research in under investigated areas of healthcare disparities and diversifying biomedical research and takeaways from Rules 4 through 7.
Fig 4.
Rationale for prioritizing community-based design and takeaways from Rules 8 through 10.
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