Nothing Less: The NIH Addresses Structural Racism

In this episode, we discuss the National Institutes of Health (NIH) new initiative name UNITE. This initiative is intended to identify and address structural racism within the NIH-supported and the greater scientific community. Addressing discrimination and problems of racism within the NIH is crucial to providing equitable opportunity and funding for scientists and research that impact the health and well-being of all Americans. We broadly discuss the impact that initiative can have in addressing past wrongs and provide our thoughts on solutions that could aid the NIH in gauranteeing that scientific funding and opportunities are available and accessible to all, especially scientists of color. This is a big issue, and we barely scratch the surface on this one. This conversation will continue, and we hope that this new initiative will spark ideas and conversations that will help move the needle in the right direction.

Resources:

https://www.nih.gov/ending-structural-racism/unite

https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/sip

https://www.nigms.nih.gov/training/RISE

https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/funding/nimhd-funding/