The Texas Resource Center on Minority Aging Research (RCMAR)

摘要 德克萨斯州RCMAR的总体目的是提供一个基础设施，促进 研究健康和老龄化的少数民族人口，特别是西班牙裔人口在 美国以及墨西哥。特别注重指导代表性不足的研究人员 人口。德克萨斯州RCMAR位于德克萨斯大学医学分支， 德克萨斯州奥斯汀是主要的合作机构。为了实现其目标，德州RCMAR 将有三个核心：行政核心，分析核心和研究教育核心。行政 核心将由Kyriakos S. Markides博士，德克萨斯大学医学院Gnitzinger教授 分支（UTMB）。作为RCMAR的首席研究员/主任，Markides博士将监督和促进 其他两个核心的活动。该分析核心将由Yong-Fang Kuo，PhD， UTMB生物统计学办公室和内科（老年病学）和预防医学教授， 社区卫生。分析核心将提供方法和统计支持， 少数民族老龄化调查人员的研究和职业发展，特别是那些代表性不足的人 人口。研究教育中心会与研究教育中心互相配合，以支援 指导调查人员，并参加每年举行的为期两天的少数民族老龄化问题会议， 9月，与一年一度的美洲老龄问题国际会议（ICAA）一起主持 由杰奎琳天使，博士，得克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校和我们的研究教育核心的成员。的 研究教育核心（REC）将由Kempner教授兼 UTMB的泛美卫生组织老龄化与健康合作中心。REC将监督 资助UTMB，UT Austin和其他地方的少数民族调查员的五项试点赠款。将努力 通过ICAA调查人员网络招募RCMAR学者，对西班牙裔老龄化进行研究 在美国和墨西哥。将特别强调为西班牙裔提供培训机会 服务机构（例如，德克萨斯大学泛美分校）和德克萨斯州的主要大学， 少数民族/西班牙裔学生和教师的人数（例如，德克萨斯A&M大学。

ABSTRACT The overall purpose of the Texas RCMAR is to provide an infrastructure that facilitates the development of research on health and aging in minority populations with special focus on the Hispanic population in the United States as well as in Mexico. Special focus is given to mentoring researchers from underrepresented populations. The Texas RCMAR is based at the University of Texas Medical Branch with the University of Texas at Austin being the primary collaborating institution. To accomplish its objectives, the Texas RCMAR will have three cores: Administrative Core, Analysis Core, and Research Education Core. The Administrative Core will be directed by Kyriakos S. Markides, PhD, Gnitzinger Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). As overall RCMAR Principal Investigator/Director, Dr. Markides will oversee and promote the activities of the other two cores. The Analysis core will be directed by Yong-Fang Kuo, PhD, Director of the UTMB Office of Biostatistics and Professor of Internal Medicine (Geriatrics) and of Preventive Medicine and Community Health. The Analysis Core will provide methodological and statistical support to promote the research and career development of minority aging investigators, especially those from underrepresented populations. The Core will interface with the Research Education Core to support Pilot research projects of mentored investigators and to participate in an annual two-day conference on minority aging to take place each September in conjunction with the annual International Conference on Aging in the Americas (ICAA) directed by Jacqueline Angel, PhD, University of Texas at Austin and member of our Research Education Core. The Research Education Core (REC) will be directed by Rebeca Wong, PhD, Kempner Professor and Director of UTMB's Pan American Health Organization Collaborating Center on Aging and Health. The REC will oversee funding of five pilot grants by minority investigators at UTMB, UT Austin and elsewhere. An effort will be made to recruit RCMAR scholars through the ICAA network of investigators conducting research on Hispanic aging in the United States and Mexico. Special emphasis will be given to providing training opportunities to Hispanic Servicing Institutions (e.g., University of Texas Pan American) and major universities in Texas with large numbers of minority/Hispanic students and faculty (e.g., Texas A&M University).