Request for Information (RFI): Input into the Deliberations of the Advisory Committee to the NIH Director Working Group on Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce

Comments Deadline:  February 24, 2012, 11:59pm EDT

Comments are requested below, as announced
in the January 10, 2012 NIH Guide Notice

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For any of the areas identified above and any other specific areas you believe are worthy of consideration by the working group, please identify the critical issues(s) and impact(s) on institutions, scientists, or both.



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Please identify and explain which of the issues you identified are, in your opinion, the most important for the working group to address and why.



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Please comment on any specific ways you believe these or other issues would or should affect NIH policies or processes.



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Notes:
Response to this RFI is voluntary.  Responders are free to address any or all of the above items. Please note that the Government will not pay for response preparation or for the use of any information contained in the response.  NIH will provide a summary of all input received which is responsive to this RFI.

Responses to this RFI will be accepted through February 24, 2012, 11:59pm EDT. You will see an electronic confirmation acknowledging receipt of your response, but will not receive individualized feedback on any suggestions.  No basis for claims against the U.S. Government shall arise as a result of a response to this request for information or from the Government’s use of such information.

If you have any questions regarding the submission of your comments, please email ACDDiversity@mail.nih.gov.

ACD Working Group on Diversity in the Biomedical Research Workforce