The MADURA Program: Mentorship for Advancing Diversity in Undergraduate Research on Aging

一、摘要 加州大学圣地亚哥分校拟议的马杜拉(促进本科生多样性研究的导师计划) 老化)计划响应NIA ADAR R25培训计划公告，提供代表性不足的服务 西班牙裔/拉丁裔本科生量身定做的纵向指导、培训和工作经验 研究人员和临床医生将重点放在衰老和阿尔茨海默病上。它将提供有效、持续的 学术和社会支持、技能培训和监督，以促进学业成功和留住 近期，以及随后申请与老龄化有关的研究生培训或就业的比率增加， 从而提高了该领域的包容性。马杜拉项目旨在通过一个 多组成部分计划包括：与职业相关的个人、有偿老龄化和阿尔茨海默病 研究人员/临床医生导师的研究相关实习实习(8小时/周)；每周带薪 小组辅导/培训会议，由一组博士级培训员和研究人员主持(2 每周工作时数)；综合的、量身定制的专业发展体验(有些还需要额外资助 支持)；为服务于潜在第一代的合作高中提供指导外展体验 大学学员；正式的课程和流程开发活动以及严格的评估， 实现持续的质量改进和未来的传播。加州大学圣地亚哥分校是一个新兴的西班牙裔 服务机构具有深厚的多样性-促进学术支持和拉美裔/拉美裔学生 欢迎与马杜拉计划合作的团体、中心和服务。马杜拉 该计划在深度、全面性和对其循证支持要素的整合方面具有创新性： 学生付费，广泛的体验式实习，完全整合每周小组辅导和量身定制 培训(由来自相似文化背景的熟练的老龄化研究促进者提供)，共同出现的同伴 指导和支持，最后，它忠于对成果的严格评价和传播 材料。考虑到经验丰富的项目领导层的汇聚，马杜拉为成功做好了准备， 强大的项目开发和评估团队，为必须赚取收入才能留在学校的学生买单 学校、模范自愿顾问和免费培训活动合作伙伴，以及与 拉美裔/拉丁裔学生网络。精心构思的马杜拉计划汇集了 领导力、顾问、培训和安置经验，以成功地促进多样性 老年/阿尔茨海默氏症硕士学位参与西班牙裔/拉丁裔本科生的职业生涯 围绕提高多样性和包容性，培养一所大学的环境。 1

I. Abstract The proposed UC San Diego MADURA (Mentorship for Advancing Diversity in Undergraduate Research on Aging) Program responds to the NIA ADAR R25 Training Program Announcement, to offer under-represented Hispanic/Latino undergraduates tailored, longitudinal mentorship, training and work experiences with researchers and clinicians focused on aging and Alzheimer's disease. It will provide effective, sustained academic and social support, skills training and supervision, to foster academic success and retention over the near term, and subsequent increased rates of application for aging-related graduate training or employment, thereby improving inclusion in the field. The MADURA project is designed to achieve these goals through a multi-component program comprised of: career-relevant Individual, Paid Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Research-related Internship Placements with researcher/clinician mentors (8 hours/week); Paid Weekly Group Mentorship/Training Meetings, facilitated by a team of doctoral level trainers and research faculty (2 hours per week); integrated, tailored Professional Development Experiences (some with additional funding support); Guided Outreach Experiences for a partner high school that serves potential first generation college attendees; and formal curriculum and process development activities and rigorous evaluation, enabling continuous quality improvements and future dissemination. UC San Diego is an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution with a deep field of diversity-promoting academic support and Hispanic/Latino student groups, centers and services which welcome collaboration with the MADURA Program. The MADURA Program is innovative in depth, comprehensiveness and integration of its evidence-based supportive elements: student pay, broad array of experiential placements, full integration of weekly Group Mentorship and tailored Training (provided by skilled aging research facilitators from similar cultural backgrounds), co-occurring peer mentorship and support, and finally, its fidelity to rigorous evaluation and dissemination of results and materials. MADURA is positioned for success, given the convergence of experienced program leadership, strong program development and evaluation teams, pay for students who must earn income in order to stay in school, exemplary willing advisors and complimentary training activity partners, and existing linkages with Hispanic/Latino student networks. The carefully conceptualized MADURA Program brings together the leadership, advisors, training and placement experiences to successfully promote diversity in Aging/Alzheimer's disease MSTEM careers for participating Hispanic/Latino undergraduates, within the nurturing context of a University energized around improving diversity and inclusion. 1