Majors highlighted in orange are majors that were not originally included on the NSF/NIH survey but will be included on the DPC definition of biomedical majors.
The Diversity Program Consortium (DPC) was established with the long term goal to enhance diversity in the biomedical research workforce. To do this, a list of undergraduate majors was compiled to indicate what fields of study would further this goal.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) had previously identified a list of majors to track entry into STEM careers. After ongoing DPC discussions and review of the prior list, the Executive Steering Committee approved an expanded list of undergraduate biomedical majors that correlated to institutional offerings and funding offered through the NIH. The committee co-chairs at the time were Drs. Alison Gammie and Lourdes Echegoyen.
Gammie is the director of the Division of Training, Workforce Development and Diversity at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH, and the DPC program lead. Echegoyen is the director of both the BUILDing SCHOLARS Center and the Office of Undergraduate Research Initiatives at the University of Texas, El Paso.
The list below was created to determine the scope of the Enhanced Diversity Study, also known as the Consortium Wide Evaluation Plan (CWEP).
If you have questions or comments, please feel free to contact the ESC cochairs and/or the CEC.
Download the Biomeds Majors PDF
Lourdes Echegoyen (UTEP)
Alison Gammie (NIH/NIGMS)
Keith Norris (CEC/UCLA)
| CEC | Coordination and Evaluation Center at UCLA CWEP Consortium Wide Evaluation Plan |
| DPC | NIH Diversity Program Consortium |
| ESC | Executive Steering Committee |
| NIGMS | National Institutes of General Medical Sciences |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| RFA | Request for Application |
| UG Majors | NIH Definition | ESC Proposed |
|---|---|---|
| BIOLOGICAL & LIFE SCIENCES | ||
| Anatomy | 22 | 22 |
| Animal Biology (zoology) Biochemistry/Biophysics | 22 | 22 |
| Biology (general) | 22 | 22 |
| Biosciences | 22 | 22 |
| Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Endocrinology | 22 | 22 |
| Entomology and parasitology | 22 | 22 |
| Genetics | 22 | 22 |
| Marine Biology | 22 | |
| Microbiology | 22 | 22 |
| Microbiology, immunology, and virology | 22 | 22 |
| Molecular, Cellular, & Developmental Biology Multidisciplinary | 22 | 22 |
| Neurobiology/Neuroscience | 22 | 22 |
| Other Biological Science | 22 | 22 |
| Pathology | 22 | 22 |
| Pharmacology | 22 | 22 |
| Physiology | 22 | 22 |
| Zoology | 22 | 22 |
| ENGINEERING | ||
| Biological/Agricultural Engineering | 22 | |
| Biomedical Engineering | 22 | 22 |
| Chemical Engineering | 22 | |
| Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering | 22 | |
| Civil & Construction Engineering | ||
| Civil & Environmental Engineering | ||
| Civil Engineering | ||
| Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering | ||
| Computer Engineering and Computer Science | 22 | |
| Computer Science & Electrical Engineering | 22 | |
| Electrical Engineering | 22 | |
| Electrical Engineering & Computer Engineering | 22 | |
| Engineering & Technology Management | 22 | |
| Engineering Education & Leadership | ||
| Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering | ||
| Industrial & Systems Engineering | ||
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | 22 | |
| Mechanical & Materials Engineering | 22 | |
| Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | ||
| Mining & Geological Engineering | ||
| Petroleum Engineering | ||
| Transportation & Urban Infrastructure Engineering | ||
| HEALTH PROFESSIONS | ||
| Anesthesiology | 22 | 22 |
| Biometry and epidemiology | 22 | 22 |
| Cardiology | 22 | |
| Child & Adolescent Development | 22 | |
| Clinical medicine, nec | 22 | 22 |
|
Communication disorders sciences Speech and Hearing Sciences |
22 | 22 |
| Dental Science | 22 | 22 |
| Environmental & Occupational Health Engineering | 22 | |
|
Family & Consumer Sciences Dietetics and Food |
22 | |
|
Health Care/Services Administration Health Science |
22 | 22 |
|
Health Education Fitness Physical Education Sport Pyschology |
22 | 22 |
| Health related | 22 | 22 |
| Health Sciences (e.g. Information Management) | 22 | 22 |
| Hematology | 22 | 22 |
|
Kinesiology Kinesiotherapy Exercise Science |
22 | |
| Medical Technologies/Technicians | 22 | |
| Multidisciplinary | 22 | 22 |
| Neurology | 22 | 22 |
| Nursing | 22 | 22 |
| Obstetrics and gynecology | 22 | 22 |
| Oncology/cancer research | 22 | 22 |
| Ophthalmology | 22 | 22 |
| Otorhinolaryngology | 22 | 22 |
| Pediatrics | 22 | 22 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 22 | 22 |
| Physical Therapy | 22 | |
| Preventative medicine and community health | 22 | 22 |
| Psychiatry | 22 | 22 |
|
Public Health/Community Health Health Communication Community Development |
22 | 22 |
| Pulmonary disease | 22 | 22 |
| Radiology | 22 | 22 |
| Science Education | 22 | |
| Surgery | 22 | 22 |
| Veterinary sciences | 22 | 22 |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCE | ||
| Atmospheric Sciences | 22 | |
| Biochemical Sciences | 22 | 22 |
| Biophysics | 22 | 22 |
| Chemistry | 22 | 22 |
| Chemistry and Biochemistry | 22 | 22 |
| Environmental Sciences | 22 | |
| Geography | 22 | |
| Geography and Environmental Sciences | 22 | |
| Geological or Earth Sciences | 22 | |
| Marine Biotechnology | 22 | |
| Medicinal Chemistry | 22 | 22 |
| Physics | 22 | |
| Physics and Astronomy | 22 | |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE | ||
| Anthropology (cultural and social) | 22 | 22 |
| Clinical psychology | 22 | 22 |
|
Multidisciplinary Human Development |
22 | 22 |
| Psychology | 22 | 22 |
| Psychology, combined | 22 | 22 |
| Psychology, except clinical | 22 | 22 |
|
Sociology Women & Gender Studies |
22 | |
| Sociology/anthropology | 22 | 22 |
| Social Work (added Oct/12/2016 @ESCmtg) | ||
| OTHERS | ||
| Computer Science | 22 | |
| Information Systems | 22 | |
| Mathematics & Statistics | 22 | |