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

我们建议继续我们马里兰大学的老龄化多样性和专业培训(UM Adapt) 06-10年度计划，为代表不足/处境不利的本科生提供2年制研究， 职业道德和职业发展培训。我们的长期目标是增加选择 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， 增加里程碑式的老龄化研究知识，增强必要的研究技能和经验 竞争激烈的研究生院申请者，增强对过程、实践和科学道德的认识 研究，并为学员的研究生院和研究生涯做好准备。该计划包括为期2年的 学术年和集中的夏季体验，每年都有不同的活动。应聘者被招募 通过许多途径穿过密歇根大学校园。招生委员会挑选学员并为他们配对 和导师在一起。在暑期集中期间为学员提供住房并支付报酬 研究经验。学员主要专注于与他们的导师紧密结合的研究，导师是 从32名公共卫生学院教员中挑选出来，他们从事与老龄化高度相关的学科的研究。混合体 导师的专业知识范围从基于实验室的板凳研究到基于社区的应用和社区 卫生政策的参与性研究。除了研究经验外，受训者和主任还将会面 定期讨论与研究相关的问题，设定研究目标，与不同的专业人士互动 关于研究生院问题的交流，并讨论与老龄化有关的经典研究文章。在.期间 夏季，每周一次的道德培训(第一年学员)或与研究相关的培训(第二年学员) 都包括在内。还利用了第二年/第一年的同行指导计划。受训者口头介绍他们的研究成果， 在每个学年结束和暑期课程结束时张贴海报。科学、社会和文化 华盛顿特区的活动也包括在内。广泛的计划评估评估了 该计划达到了预定的基准。内部和外部咨询委员会开会审查结果 数据，并提出改进和维护程序质量的建议。在我们的前4年，我们的实习生 高度多样化：在34名UM适应培训学员中，20名是女性，14名是男性，20名是非洲人 美国人，1名西班牙裔/拉丁裔，5名高加索人，8名亚洲人，所有高加索人和亚裔美国人 处于不利地位的个体。此外，他们来自各种以科学为基础的专业。 已毕业的实习生中有一半目前在研究生院就读，所有人都参加了 与老龄化相关的课程；那些尚未进入研究生院的学生计划在不久的将来提交申请。 因此，我们已经成功地达到或超过了我们的大多数基准和目标 这个节目。因此，我们坚信，我们将能够继续提供独特和非常有益的2 为期一年的研究、培训和职业发展计划，以适应密歇根大学另外5年的学员。

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.