A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will organize and conduct a public workshop to examine the current state of diversity (e.g. racial, ethnic) of the genetics and genomics workforce, the factors that have contributed and are contributing to the diversity challenges, and possible steps forward that could lead to increasing workforce diversity as a way to improve access to genomic services.
The workshop will feature invited presentations and discussions that may address topics such as:

• Historical perspectives on racism and its impacts on the culture of the fields of genetics and genomics;
• Ways in which the genetics/genomics workforce is or is not uniquely affected by structural racism;
• Current and ongoing workforce diversity efforts of genetics/genomics professional organizations and other groups;
• Implications of diversifying the workforce for patient care and access to genomic services; and
• Next steps and roles for institutions, societies, associations, community organizations, and other stakeholders for fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in this area.

A proceedings in brief of the presentations and discussions at the workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.