Interviewer
Aaron Condon
Biography
Dr. Pinn was the inaugural full-time director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) beginning in 1991. She then served as Associate Director of NIH for Women’s Health Research from 1994 until her retirement in 2011. Under her leadership, this new office led the implementation of NIH research inclusion policies for women and minorities in clinical research, developed the national strategic plans for women’s health research and established many new research funding initiatives and career development programs. These initiatives and programs included interdisciplinary initiatives, in collaboration with NIH Institutes and Centers. During that time, she also established and co-chaired the NIH Committee on Women in Biomedical Careers with the NIH Director and began the working group on Women of Color.
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Date of Interview
Summer 9-11-2025
Keywords
NIH Office of Research for Women's Health, ORWH, black, NIH, racism, bias, workforce, research, diversity, HBCU, fogarty international center, minority community, biomedical, leadership
Disciplines
African American Studies | Digital Humanities | Labor History | Oral History | Public History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Pinn, Vivian W. M.D., "Vivian Pinn" (2025). We Are NIH Oral History Project. 6.
https://openspaces.unk.edu/nih-oh/6
Included in
African American Studies Commons, Digital Humanities Commons, Labor History Commons, Oral History Commons, Public History Commons, United States History Commons