Webinar Q&A summary - AAMC

January 23, 2013, Webinar
Report from the NIH Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce Implementation Team
Summary of Questions and Answers with Dr. Lawrence Tabak
A: This individual will report directly to Dr. Collins.
18. Q: Will institutions also track the research record of those disabled researchers?
A: The NIH has little information about individuals with various disabilities who
participate in the workforce. The NIH would like to track individuals within the BUILD
Program and beyond to do a much better job of enumerating and tracking the NIH
trainees and workforce.
19. Q: The NIH has been encouraging institutions to do tracking and evaluation. Does the
NIH see in the future that this would be mandatory for future training grants?
A: The NIH, as a result of recommendations from the Advisory Committee to the
Director Biomedical Research Workforce Working Group, led by Drs. Shirley Tilghman
and Sally Rockey, will be announcing initiatives related to better tracking of all of our
trainees and investigators. It has not yet been determined if tracking will be mandatory.
20. Q: Could the BUILD primary site institution also partner with high schools to develop
research and mentoring programs for high school students entering the field of
biomedical research?
A: This has not been explicitly discussed by the NIH. If an institution wants to make a
compelling case for using some of the innovation funds to partner with local high
schools, that could be considered. However, the main focus of the BUILD initiative
begins at the undergraduate level.
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