Katies for Aging Research and Equity (KARE) at St. Catherine University

圣凯瑟琳大学的凯蒂老龄化研究和股权(KARE)项目是 创新和综合的研究教育计划，将促进老龄化的多样性 通过学生支持、教育和指导性研究的无缝结合进行研究 机遇。为下一代代表不足的少数族裔女性做好准备 作为老龄化研究领域的领导者，KARE计划将解决以下具体目标：(1) 为KARE学者开发和实施支持性基础设施 招聘到毕业后，(2)推出老年学辅修课程，让KARE学者成为 参与和整合老龄健康差距的研究，以及(3)培养真实的 通过有指导的研究机会进行老龄化研究。从招聘之日起进入 KARE计划，学者将通过社区建设活动获得整体支持， 职业发展规划、学术和研究指导以及网络活动 在更大的老龄化研究社区内。学者们也将与该计划保持联系 毕业后，作为KARE校友活跃社区的一部分。此外，学者们还将 接受老年学的跨学科教育，重点是与年龄相关的健康 差异和专业间协作。与NIA的健康差距保持一致 研究框架，KARE学者将完成专注于 年龄相关健康的环境、社会文化、行为和生物因素 不同的老年人群体之间的差异。重要的是，每个KARE学者都将是 通过多个校内和校外从事与老龄化相关的指导性研究 研究机会。作为对圣凯瑟琳大学正在进行的衰老研究的补充， 年，与梅奥诊所科戈德老龄中心建立了外部伙伴关系 明尼苏达州罗切斯特和明尼苏达州圣保罗的HealthPartners神经科学中心。KARE学者 将有机会专注于以下领域的临床、行为或生物医学项目 在大学或与KARE合作机构之一进行的老龄化研究。通过 支持、教育和研究的协同，KARE计划将全面培训 学者们为成功的老龄化研究事业。

The Katies for Aging Research and Equity (KARE) program at St. Catherine University is an innovative and integrated research education program that will advance diversity in aging research through a seamless blend of student support, education, and mentored research opportunities. To prepare the next generation of underrepresented minority women to be leaders in aging research, the KARE program will address the following specific aims: (1) develop and implement a supportive infrastructure for KARE scholars from the time of recruitment to beyond graduation, (2) launch a Gerontology minor for KARE scholars to become engaged and integrated in the study of health disparities in aging, and (3) cultivate authentic research in aging through mentored research opportunities. From the time of recruitment into the KARE program, scholars will receive holistic support through community building activities, career development programming, academic and research mentorship, and networking events within the larger aging research community. Scholars will also remain connected to the program beyond graduation as part of an active community of KARE alumnae. In addition, scholars will receive a cross-disciplinary education in Gerontology with a focus on age-related health disparities and interprofessional collaboration. In alignment with the NIA’s Health Disparities Research Framework, KARE scholars will complete coursework that focuses on the environmental, sociocultural, behavioral, and biological factors that underlie age-related health disparities among diverse populations of older adults. Importantly, each KARE scholar will be engaged in mentored aging-related research through multiple on-campus and off-campus research opportunities. As a complement to ongoing aging research at St. Catherine University, external partnerships have been developed with the Mayo Clinic Kogod Center on Aging in Rochester, MN and the HealthPartners Neuroscience Center in St. Paul, MN. KARE scholars will have the opportunity to focus on clinical, behavioral, or biomedical projects within the field of aging research either at the University or with one of the KARE partner institutions. Through the synergy of support, education, and research, the KARE program will comprehensively train scholars for successful research careers in aging.