A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will convene a public workshop to discuss the premise, history, and development of race-based clinical algorithms and their effect on the health of people of color and on health inequity. The workshop will explore underlying assumptions of racial differences in physiology and also discuss the parameters for when identifying race and ethnicity as social constructs are legitimate considerations for improving health equity, such as promoting outreach, screening, and community education and engagement.

The planning committee will organize the workshop, select and invite diverse speakers, and moderate the discussions. The workshop will feature invited presentations and will explore how race-based algorithms can exacerbate racial health inequalities and the circumstances under which information about race and ethnicity are essential to promote health equity. A proceedings-in-brief of the presentations and discussions will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.