UNITE Wants to Learn from You: Join an Upcoming Listening Session

Marie A. Bernard, M.D., Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity What is the NIH UNITE initiative about? How can you become involved? The UNITE initiative was established to identify and eliminate structural racism in biomedical research, and was publicly unveiled February 26, 2021, at a special meeting of the NIH Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD). On Friday, December 10, 2021, UNITE committee members provided an update to the ACD on progress and future directions for the initiative.  Among the exciting advances presented were plans to further enhance health disparities research, internal NIH efforts to role model institutional culture change to achieve racial and ethnic equity, and plans for new funding opportunities to enhance diversity of the scientific workforce. In addition, committee members captured the ethos of UNITE through The Power of an Inclusive Workplace Recognition Project—the latest effort to promote a sense of inclusivity and belonging among the NIH workforce and scientific community by diversifying art and images within NIH buildings and digital spaces. How can you become involved in this important initiative? UNITE invites external stakeholders from the biomedical research community who work in diverse settings to participate in its online listening sessions. Sessions began on December 1 and continue through February 2022. To date, more than 1,400 people have registered to participate, and UNITE hopes many more will sign up to lend their v...
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