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Description of Event
Virtual only.
2022-05-12T21:00:00Z 2022-05-12T18:00:00Z Event Information
The 6th Annual Vivian W. Pinn Symposium honors the first full-time director of ORWH, Dr. Vivian Pinn, and is held during National Women’s Health Week. The title of this year’s symposium is “The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Careers of Women Scientists."
Agenda
Videocast Link: https://videocast.nih.gov/watch=45120
Agenda
| 2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Xenia Tigno, Ph.D. (Emcee) Associate Director for Careers NIH Office of Research on Women's HealthJanine Austin Clayton, M.D., FARVO Director, NIH Office of Research on Women’s HealthTara Schwetz, Ph.D. Acting Principal Deputy Director, NIH |
| 2:30 p.m.–3:20 p.m. | Keynote Address: “Promoting Equity for Women in Medicine: Seizing a Disruptive Opportunity”Introduction: Xenia Tigno, Ph.D. Associate Director for Careers, NIH Office of Research on Women’s HealthThe keynote will address the nature and causes of gender inequity in academic medicine—such as unconscious biases, gendered expectations of society, and harassment—and how the pandemic has exacerbated these challenges. It will highlight how the pandemic can provide a disruptive opportunity to implement interventions to promote equity in a “new normal.” | Reshma Jagsi, M.D., D.Phil. Newman Family Professor and Deputy Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology Director, Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine University of Michigan |
| 3:20 p.m.–4:15 p.m. | Panel Discussion of Keynote: “Challenges Faced by Women in STEMM During the COVID-19 Pandemic”Panelists will discuss lessons learned in the recent past, such as interventions to cope with increased family caregiving demands. | Moderator Joshua Gordon, M.D., Ph.D. Director, National Institute of Mental HealthPanelists Marie A. Bernard, M.D. Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity, NIHSonia Flores, Ph.D. Professor and Vice Chair for Diversity and Justice in the Department of Medicine Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusMichael Lauer, M.D. Deputy Director for Extramural Research, NIH |
| 4:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | The Sex, Gender & Intersectionality (SG&I) Innovations Collaborative | Jamie White, M.S. Health Science Strategy and Relations Lead NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health |
| 4:30 p.m.–4:40 p.m. | Remarks by Dr. Vivian W. PinnIntroduction by Lisa Begg, Dr.P.H., RN Senior Research Program Officer NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health | Vivian W. Pinn, M.D. Senior Scientist Emerita, Fogarty International Center, NIH Founding Director (Retired), NIH Office of Research of Women’s Health |
| 4:40 p.m.–4:45 p.m. | Adjournment |
America/New_York