{"id":13288,"date":"2019-12-03T13:44:52","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T18:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute?p=13288"},"modified":"2019-12-03T13:44:52","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T18:44:52","slug":"dr-laurencin-leads-the-inaugural-roundtable-meeting-for-black-men-black-women-in-science-engineering-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/2019\/12\/03\/dr-laurencin-leads-the-inaugural-roundtable-meeting-for-black-men-black-women-in-science-engineering-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Laurencin Leads the Inaugural Roundtable Meeting for Black Men &amp; Black Women in Science, Engineering, &amp; Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institutewp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/12\/BMIM-Conference-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13290 size-full\" src=\"health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institutewp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/12\/BMIM-Conference-2.jpg\" alt=\"BMIM Conference 2\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/12\/BMIM-Conference-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/12\/BMIM-Conference-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2019\/12\/BMIM-Conference-2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Laurencin, Chair of the Roundtable on Black Men &amp; Women in Science, Engineering &amp; Medicine, initiated the Inaugural Roundtable Meeting on December 2<sup>nd<\/sup> and 3<sup>rd<\/sup> at The National Academy of Science in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>Roundtable members, drawn from academia, government, and industry, focused on the barriers and opportunities encountered by Black men and Black women as they navigate the pathways from K\u201012 and postsecondary education to careers in science, engineering, and medicine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The objectives of the Roundtable are to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Compile and discuss quantitative and qualitative data relevant to the representation and experiences of Black men and Black women in science, engineering, and medicine.<\/li>\n<li>Convene a broad array of stakeholders representing higher education, industry, health care, government, private foundations, and professional societies.<\/li>\n<li>Highlight promising practices for increasing the representation, retention, and inclusiveness of Black men and Black women in science, engineering, and medicine.<\/li>\n<li>Advance discussions that can lead to increasing systemic change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As supporting content, Dr. Laurencin recently published an editorial titled \u201cThe Context of Diversity\u201d describing the need for systemic changes to bring Black diversity to science, engineering, and medicine. <a href=\"https:\/\/science.sciencemag.org\/content\/366\/6468\/929\">Read the full article here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Roundtable will convene biannually, and host 2\u20103 national or regional workshops each year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Dr. Laurencin, Chair of the Roundtable on Black Men &amp; Women in Science, Engineering &amp; Medicine, initiated the Inaugural Roundtable Meeting on December 2nd and 3rd at The National Academy of Science in Washington, DC. 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