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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. The Impacts of Racism and Bias on Black People Pursuing Careers in Science, Engineering, and Medicine: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25849.

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Appendix A

Workshop Agenda

The Impacts of Racism and Bias on Black People Pursuing Careers in Science, Engineering, and Medicine: A Workshop

April 13–14, 2020 at 9:30 AM EST

Virtually via ZOOM

9:30 AM	Opening Remarks
	Victor Dzau, M.D., President, National Academy of Medicine
	Vaughan Turekian, Ph.D., Executive Director, Policy and Global Affairs
	Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D., Chair of the Roundtable
	Camara Phyllis Jones, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., Co-Chair, Racism and Bias Action Group
	Cedric M. Bright, M.D., FACP, Co-Chair, Racism and Bias Action Group
10:00 AM	Keynote
10:00 AM	Camara Phyllis Jones, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. – Newest Aspects of Racism

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. The Impacts of Racism and Bias on Black People Pursuing Careers in Science, Engineering, and Medicine: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25849.

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10:45 AM - 11:30 AM	Harriet A. Washington
	Medical and Public Health History
	What is the history of the involvement of “Black” people in medicine? What is the history of the involvement of “Black” people in public health? What is the history of proposing health care as a right in this country?
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Questions and Answers
12:05 PM - 12:50 PM	Richard Rothstein
	Federal Legislation Segregating Housing and Education
	What is the history of the “Black”-”white” wealth disparity over time in this country? What mechanisms are in place that perpetuate initial historical injustices? What is the impact of the GI bill on housing segregation and the resultant educational, employment, environmental, health care, and other segregation? What is the impact of funding public schools based on local property taxes? Why is access to excellent public education not a right guaranteed by our Constitution?
12:50 PM - 1:05 PM	Questions and Answers
1:05 PM - 1:50 PM	Lunch
1:50 PM - 2:35 PM	David A. Acosta, M.D.
	Attacks on Diversity/Equity/Inclusion in Education.
	What is the historical trend of the enrollment of “Black” people in medical schools? Engineering schools? The sciences?

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. The Impacts of Racism and Bias on Black People Pursuing Careers in Science, Engineering, and Medicine: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25849.

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	What has been the impact of the Flexner Report on these numbers? The Bakke decision? The Fischer decision? Other court challenges and Supreme Court decisions regarding the use of “race” in admissions? What is the historical trend of “Black” faculty representation in medicine? Engineering? The sciences?
2:35 PM - 3:20 PM	Questions and Answers
3:25 PM - 4:10 PM	Howard Ross
	Racism in Relation to Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine
	What is racism? How does it relate to bias? How does it structure opportunity? How does it assign value? How does it sap the strength of the whole society? How can implicit and explicit bias training mitigate the impacts of these biases on “Black” people? Does implicit and explicit bias training combat the effects of racism? If not, what else is needed?
4:10 PM - 4:25 PM	Questions and Answers
4:25 PM	Final Questions – Moderated by Dr. Jones
4;50 PM	Concluding Remarks from Co-Chairs
5:00 PM	Adjourn

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. The Impacts of Racism and Bias on Black People Pursuing Careers in Science, Engineering, and Medicine: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25849.

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