NIH Diversity Initiatives Roland A. Owens, Ph.D. Assistant Director, Office of Intramural Research irp.nih.gov

Diversity and Inclusiveness are Core Principles at the NIH The NIH expects efforts to diversify the workforce to: Lead to the recruitment of the most talented researchers from all groups Improve the quality of the educational and training environment Balance and broaden the perspective in setting research priorities Improve the ability to recruit subjects from diverse backgrounds into clinical research protocols Improve the Nation’s capacity to address complex biomedical problems 2

Trans-NIH Intramural Training Opportunities: A continuum of training and mentoring https://www.training.nih.gov/

Increasing Diversity in NIH Training Programs Raise awareness and recruit (communication and outreach) Host campus visits and tours NIH staff present workshops at colleges and universities Sponsor NIH Community College Day and Native American Student Visit Week (with NIGMS) Career advice videos available online Central funding for CCSEP, Undergraduate Scholarship Program and other diversity-focused programs Black Scientists and Friends Regional Listserve Resources available to NIH Intramural trainees Extensive career development and career counseling resources Cultural competency/diversity training as part of our teaching, mentoring, leadership and management programs Affinity groups: NIH African-American Fellows, NIH-SACNAS, LGBT-Fellows and Friends, MOM&DADDOCS https://www.training.nih.gov/

Broader NIH Diversity Efforts Appointed Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity (Hannah Valantine, M.D.) Leading training in non-conscious bias awareness Future Leaders scientific conference https://diversity.nih.gov/ BUILD NRMN Diversity Supplements Student Loan Repayment programs

The Earl Stadtman Investigator Search Annual search open to all non-tenured, doctoral-level, biomedical and behavioral researchers interested in NIH Intramural tenure-track positions. Searching for researchers studying important problems in innovative ways Show us your best ideas and we will see if we can find a place for you Accepting applications each August and September For details see http://irp.nih.gov/ (under the Careers/Trans-NIH Scientific Recruitments tab)