Winston Salem, North Carolina - Greater Gift announces a $50,000 scholarship to support a minority graduate student enrolled in Wake Forest Universityâs newly launched Masterâs in Clinical Research Management Program. The scholarship is named in honor of Mary Hofmann Murphy, a Winston-Salem native and clinical research participant. The inaugural scholarship was awarded to Darius Ford of Raleigh, a student enrolled in the first cohort of students in the program.
Greater Gift is a non-profit, founded in 2010, with a mission to increase awareness of clinical research, especially among underrepresented communities. Greater Giftâs goal is to further the engagement of underrepresented groups in clinical research by investing in future leaders in the industry. Executive Director Lilly Skok Bunch stated, âWe will only have real equity in clinical research participation when the research industry is reflective of our community. This scholarship is a step in that direction