In this Facebook Live event, NIDDK Director Dr. Griffin P. Rodgers is joined by his colleagues Dr. Pamela Thornton, Senior Advisor for Workforce Diversity and Health Equity, and Dr. Katrina Serrano, Program Director in the Office of Minority Health Research Coordination, to discuss NIDDK’s goals to increase health equity and strengthen the diversity of the scientific workforce, which are themes in NIDDK’s new Strategic Plan for Research. They also discuss how these themes go hand-in-hand with helping NIDDK advance its mission of improving health and quality of life for all.
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1:09 NIDDK's Strategic Plan in Action
2:23 Health equity and workforce diversity
6:24 NIDDK programs to advance equity and diversity
13:56 Barriers for scientists from minority populations
22:23 Extramural workforce diversity
24:01 Reducing health disparities
29:21 Advancing diversity and health equity in clinical research
31:45 Your questions answered
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