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"The system has to change for under-represented groups to be successful, and that requires an increase in opportunities. Oppressive structures maintain oppression by making people perceive a zero-sum game — if someone wins, someone else has to lose." Read about Associate Vice Chancellor for Research Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism Tung Nguyen's work in his own words in this Nature article.

The third annual UCSF NIH Diversity Supplement Matchmaking event will take place on February 1 and by Zoom, which allows invitations to be extended to trainees from around the country. The event will provide you with an opportunity to have short, 15-minute interviews with trainees at the post-baccalaureate stage who are interested in pursuing a career in research and qualify for funding through the NIH Diversity Supplement mechanism. This NIH grant mechanism typically provides salary support for the trainee to work in your lab as a junior specialist for one to two years. You must have an eligible NIH grant to apply for the funds and the applications are submitted directly to the NIH through the institute that is funding your grant.

If you make a match with a trainee, there are several resources to help you write for the supplement, including a collection of successful Diversity Supplement applications from UCSF PIs and additional resources. In addition, trainees who come to UCSF through this mechanism will have the opportunity to participate in PROPEL, a UCSF post-baccalaureate program that provides historically underrepresented trainees with research experience, scientific and career training to become competitive and successful applicants to top-tier research based PhD programs.

If you are interested in attending the matchmaking event, please register by January 6. This event is very popular and can fill up, so register early to ensure you get a spot! If you have any questions about the matchmaking event and applying for Diversity Supplements, see here and here for FAQs.

The Center for Real World Evidence (CRWE) was launched out of the Bakar Computational Health Sciences Institute (BCHSI) with the goals of establishing external partnerships and fostering new methods surrounding the generation of real-world evidence using electronic health records data (watch video). The CRWE draws upon the computational and clinical talent at the BCHSI and has ongoing collaborations with the FDA as well as several biopharmaceutical and medical device companies. Do you have an industry partner or a research collaboration that may benefit from the CRWE’s expertise? Visit evidence.ucsf.edu or email us at evidence@ucsf.edu.