Gerontology Enriching MSTEM (GEMSTEM) to Enhance Diversity in Aging

老年学丰富MSTEM（GEMSTEM），以增强老龄化的多样性 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- 特别是种族和少数民族以及其他健康差距人口-进入职业， 老化研究我们将为这些学员提供技能和经验， MSTEM学位和研究事业在老龄化通过提供研究培训，教育，职业 发展、指导和同伴社会化活动，强调 老年科学和健康差距研究。我们的计划旨在克服长期存在的 经济、社会支持和文化障碍限制了多样化的机会， 研究衰老的本科生GEMSTEM计划是一项付费研究， 专业化的机会，在整个四年的本科经验。我们将瞄准 从南加州大学学生中招募代表性不足的少数民族学生， 代表性不足的少数民族服务2年制和4年制大学，并从当地的K-12学校， 更大的LAUSD。GEMSTEM将创建以本科生为中心的老年科学研究 通过持续评估， 由学生，专家老年科学教师和专业人员的方案组成部分。 GEMSTEM计划的目标是（1）扩大研究机会， 来自种族和少数民族以及其他健康差异人群的本科研究人员 和（2）增加进行老年学研究的研究人员的数量，以减少健康 老年人口的差距。GEMSTEM的目标包括：（1）招募一个多样化的群体， 来自老年学和其他MSTEM学位课程的南加州大学本科生， 整个本科生的经验，参加GEMSTEM;（2）让学生参与 积极研究老龄化问题，并通过社会化使他们了解老龄化研究的多样性 和参与活动，将建立热情和承诺， 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;并为计划参与者将来在研究生中取得成功做好准备 和医学院的研究培训和职业生涯;和（4）创建一个社区GEMSTEM 学生和校友提供持续的支持，因为他们进入MSTEM职业生涯。 重要的是，南加州大学GEMSTEM计划将帮助NIA实现其使命，以促进多样性 在科学劳动力中，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.