Gerontology Enriching MSTEM (GEMSTEM) to Enhance Diversity in Aging

提高老龄化多样性的老年学丰富医学研究(GEMSTEM) 该计划将应对美国老年人口规模和多样性不断增加的挑战 通过吸引、鼓励和支持来自不同背景的本科生- 特别是种族和族裔少数群体和其他健康差距人群--进入#年的职业生涯 老龄化研究。我们将为这些学员提供继续深造的技能和经验。 通过提供研究培训、教育和职业，在老龄化中获得硕士学位和研究职业 发展、指导和同伴社交活动，强调 老年科学与健康差距研究。我们的计划旨在克服长期存在的 资金、社会支持和文化障碍限制了多样化的机会 在老龄化研究方面的本科生。GEMSTEM计划是一项付费研究和 在整个四年本科生经历中的职业化机会。我们的目标是 从南加州大学学生中招收代表不足的少数族裔学生，来自 在两年制和四年制大学就读的少数族裔人数不足，以及来自当地的K-12学校 人民币兑美元汇率越高。GEMSTEM将创建以本科生为中心的老年科学研究 通过持续评估以下项目，为可持续的计划增强而建模的社区 方案部分由学生、老年科学专家教职员工和专业人员组成。 GEMSTEM计划的目标是(1)扩大新兴市场的研究渠道 来自少数民族和其他健康差距人群的本科生研究人员 以及(2)增加进行老年学研究以减少健康的研究人员数量 老年人口中的差异。GEMSTEM的目标包括：(1)招募不同的群体 南加州大学老年学和其他硕士学位项目的本科生 整个本科体验，参与GEMSTEM；(2)让学生参与 在积极的老龄化研究中，通过社会化向他们介绍老龄化研究的多样性 以及将建立对差异的热情和承诺的参与活动-了解 老年科学；(3)促进老龄化方面的结构化教育和研究培训机会； 提供持续的指导；并为项目参与者在毕业后的未来成功做好准备 和医学院的研究培训和职业；以及(4)创建GEMSTEM社区 学生和校友在进入MSTM职业生涯时提供持续的支持。 重要的是，南加州大学的GEMSTEM计划将帮助NIA实现其促进多样性的使命 并保持其在老年科学发现和创新方面的领导地位。

The Gerontology Enriching MSTEM (GEMSTEM) to Enhance Diversity in Aging program will meet the challenges of the increasing size and diversity of the U.S. older population by attracting, encouraging, and supporting undergraduates from diverse backgrounds – especially racial and ethnic minorities and other health disparities populations – into careers in aging research. We will provide these trainees with the skills and experience to pursue advanced MSTEM degrees and research careers in aging by providing research training, education, career development, mentoring, and peer socialization activities that emphasize integration between geroscience and health disparities research. Our program is designed to overcome longstanding financial, social support, and cultural barriers that have limited opportunities for diverse undergraduates in aging research. The GEMSTEM program is a paid research and professionalization opportunity over the entire four-year undergraduate experience. We will target recruitment of underrepresented minority students from the USC student population, from underrepresented minority serving 2-year and 4-year colleges, and from the local K-12 schools in the greater LAUSD. GEMSTEM will create an undergraduate-centered geroscience research community modeled for sustained program enhancement by the continuous assessment of programmatic components by students, expert geroscience faculty, and professional staff. The goals of the GEMSTEM program are to (1) expand research access to emerging undergraduate researchers from racial and ethnic minority and other health disparity populations and (2) increase the number of researchers conducting gerontological research to reduce health disparities in older adult populations. GEMSTEM aims include: (1) recruit a diverse group of USC undergraduate students from Gerontology and other MSTEM degree programs, over the entire undergraduate experience, to participate in GEMSTEM; (2) engage student participation in active research on aging and introduce them to diversity in aging research through socialization and engagement activities that will build passion for and commitment to a disparities-informed geroscience; (3) facilitate structured education and research training opportunities in aging; provide sustained mentorship; and prepare program participants for future success in graduate and medical school research training and careers; and (4) create a community GEMSTEM students and alumni to provide ongoing support as they embark into careers in MSTEM. Importantly, The USC GEMSTEM Program will help NIA achieve its mission to promote diversity in the scientific workforce and maintain its leadership in geroscience discovery and innovation.