University of Maryland Aging Diversity and Professional Training (UM ADAPT II)

我们建议继续我们的马里兰州大学老龄多样性和专业培训（UM适应） 06-10年计划，为代表不足/处境不利的本科生提供2年的研究， 道德操守和职业发展培训。我们的长期目标是增加个人的多样性， 从事与衰老相关的生物医学/行为研究。我们的具体目标是：提供高质量的指导， 增加对里程碑式老龄化研究的认识，提高研究技能和必要的经验， 有竞争力的研究生院申请者，增强过程意识，实践，科学和道德 研究，并为研究生院和研究生涯做好准备。该计划包括2年的 学术年和集中的夏季经验，每年有不同的活动。应聘者被招聘 通过各种途径穿越UM校园。招生委员会挑选学员并将他们配对 与导师。在暑期集中培训期间，为学员提供住房和报酬。 研究经验。学员主要专注于与导师紧密结合的研究，导师是 从32所公共卫生学院的教师中选出，他们的研究与老龄化高度相关。混合 导师的专业知识范围从实验室为基础的实验室研究，以应用社区为基础和社区 参与性研究对卫生政策的影响。除了研究经验，学员和主任见面 定期讨论与研究相关的问题，设定研究目标，与各种专业人士互动， 交流研究生院的问题，并讨论与老龄化相关的经典研究文章。期间 夏季，每周一次的伦理学（第一年学员）或研究相关（第二年学员）培训 包括在内。还利用了第二年/第一年同伴指导方案。学员口头介绍他们的研究， 作为海报在每个学年结束时和夏季会议结束时。科学、社会和文化 活动在华盛顿，DC地区包括在内。广泛的项目评估评估了 计划达到预定的基准。内部和外部咨询委员会开会审查结果 数据，并提出建议，以提高和保持程序的质量。在我们的前4年，我们的学员有 多样化程度很高：在34名UM适应培训学员中，有20名妇女和14名男子，20名非洲人 美国人、1名西班牙裔/拉丁裔、5名白人和8名亚洲人，以及所有白人和亚裔美国人 成为弱势群体。此外，他们来自广泛的科学为基础的专业。 已毕业的受训人员中有一半目前在研究生院就读，所有人都在研究生院就读。 与老龄化有关的课程;那些还没有进入研究生院的人计划在不久的将来提交申请。 因此，我们成功实现或超越了大部分基准和目标， 这个戒酒会这因此，我们坚信，我们将能够继续提供一个独特的和非常有益的2 为期一年的研究培训和职业发展计划，以另一个5年的UM适应学员。

We propose to continue our University of Maryland Aging Diversity And Professional Training (UM ADAPT) Program for years 06–10 to provide under-represented/disadvantaged undergraduates with 2 yrs of research, ethics, and career development training. Our long-term goal is to increase diversity in individuals who choose careers in aging-related biomedical/behavioral research. Our specific aims are to: provide quality mentoring, increase knowledge of landmark aging research, enhance research skills and experience necessary to be competitive graduate school applicants, enhance awareness of the process, practice, and ethics of scientific research, and prepare Trainees for graduate school and a research career. The program includes 2 yrs of an academic yr and a concentrated summer experience, with distinct activities each yr. Applicants are recruited across the UM campus via numerous avenues. An Admissions Committee selects Trainees and matches them with Mentors. Trainees are provided with housing and remunerated during the Summer Concentrated Research Experience. Trainees primarily focus on research closely integrated with that of their Mentor, who is selected from 32 School of Public Health faculty with research in disciplines highly relevant to aging. The mix of Mentor expertise ranges from laboratory-based bench research to applied community-based and community participatory research to health policy. In addition to research experience, Trainees and the Director meet regularly to discuss research-related issues, set research goals, interact with various professionals for exchanges about graduate school issues, and discuss classic research articles relevant to aging. During the summers, weekly sessions on either Ethics- (1st Yr Trainees) or Research-Related (2nd Yr Trainees) Training are included. A 2nd Yr/1st Yr Peer Mentoring Program is also utilized. Trainees present their research orally and as posters at the end of each academic year and the end of the summer session. Scientific, social, and cultural activities in the Washington, DC area are included. Extensive program evaluation assesses how well the program achieves pre-determined Benchmarks. Internal and External Advisory Boards meet to review outcome data and make recommendations to improve and maintain program quality. In our first 4 yrs our Trainees have been highly diverse: of the 34 UM ADAPT Trainees, 20 have been women and 14 men, 20 have been African Americans, 1 Hispanic/Latino, 5 Caucasians, and 8 Asians, with all of the Caucasian and Asian Americans being disadvantaged individuals. Furthermore, they have come from a wide range of science-based majors. Half of Trainees who have graduated are currently enrolled in graduate school, with all of them enrolled in aging-related programs; those not yet in graduate school plan to submit their applications in the near future. Thus, we have been successful in achieving or exceeding the majority of our Benchmarks and Objectives for this program. Therefore, we strongly believe we will be able to continue to offer a unique and very beneficial 2 yr-long research training and career development program to another 5 yrs of UM ADAPT Trainees.