Diversity supplements: An underutilized opportunity to improve the diversity of the health sciences research workforce

This paper describes the process developed at the University of Pittsburgh to increase the number of NIH-funded Diversity Supplements. The authors formed a Diversity in Academia Workgroup where we created the infrastructure and process to increase the number of Diversity Supplements. Each year, the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical and translational science 2024, Vol.8 (1), p.e37-e37, Article e37
Hauptverfasser: Rubio, Doris, Maseru, Noble, Miller, Laura, Geraci, Mark, Cooper, Greg, Gary-Webb, Tiffany L
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Zusammenfassung:This paper describes the process developed at the University of Pittsburgh to increase the number of NIH-funded Diversity Supplements. The authors formed a Diversity in Academia Workgroup where we created the infrastructure and process to increase the number of Diversity Supplements. Each year, the Office of Sponsored Programs provided a list of grants that would be eligible to submit a Diversity Supplement. We surveyed the Principal Investigators inquiring about their interest in working with a trainee on a Diversity Supplement. If yes, we included their information in a database we built so that trainees could search for eligible research studies. The Diversity Deans then identified underrepresented faculty and postdoctoral researchers. We invited Program Officers from NIH to participate in a panel presentation for trainees, which was well attended. The number of Diversity Supplements awarded to Pitt researchers has significantly increased from 7 in 2020 to 10 in 2021 and to 15 in 2022. Six more have been awarded in the first half of 2023. We created the Diversity in Academia Workgroup with the goal to increase the number of Diversity Supplements at the University of Pittsburgh and in so doing, increase the diversity in the biomedical research workforce. While challenging, we know the critical importance and benefits of increased diversity at the University, and we have made significant strides toward this goal.
ISSN:2059-8661
2059-8661
DOI:10.1017/cts.2024.21