Research Education Component

项目摘要/摘要--研究教育部分 2016年国家老龄研究所报告的优先事项：21世纪的良好老龄化：战略方向 研究老龄化是为了“吸引和培养更多来自不同科学和文化背景的研究人员”。 自1997年以来，加州大学旧金山分校的多元化社区老龄化中心(CADC) 旧金山大学一直在完善其非常成功的指导计划，以增加高度 技术熟练、代表性不足的调查人员在健康差距和老龄化方面拥有成功和持续的职业生涯 研究。自获得CADC先导研究奖以来，我们2012-2017年度的25名CADC科学家 发表了167篇同行评议的文章，并获得了44项新的少数族裔老龄化或健康差距补助金 作为PI或co-PI(包括5个R01、2个R34、3个R21、1个R03、1个多样性补充和2个K奖)，24个 还有更多悬而未决的问题。我们的CADC维护支持研究教育部分的三个集成核心 (REC)：行政(AC)、分析(ANC)和社区联络和招募(CLRC)。我们的REC 为早期少数民族提供试点研究资助和全面研究和职业指导 研究人员重点关注老年人，即我们的CADC科学家之间的健康差距。CADC的指导 CADC的科学家将继续工作，直到他们获得NIH R01、K或同等奖项。我们的非国大提供 对CADC科学家进行研究设计、方法和分析方面的补充培训和指导。我们的 CLRC指导CADC的科学家在社区参与的研究中获得实践经验，包括 促进招募不同的老年人的方法。扩大产能，增强多样性 与老龄化相关的研究人员，CADC REC提出了以下具体目标：1)选择至少三个CADC 每年来自代表不足的少数群体的科学家，他们提出了创新的试点研究 侧重于该中心研究主题的项目：了解健康差距的机制和 开发有效的行为干预措施，以减少老年人之间的差异；2)提供我们的 为我们的CADC科学家提供全面的研究和职业指导计划，帮助他们发展 独立、持续的研究生涯专注于健康差距和老龄化问题。指导我们的CADC 科学家，直到他们达到独立调查人员状态(例如，R01或K01的PI)；以及3)提供强大的 为我们的CADC科学家提供的教育计划侧重于与健康相关的主题和研究方法 差异和老龄化相关研究。CADC将继续其在促进多样性方面的良好记录 与老龄化相关的研究队伍。我们的目标是确保员工队伍更好地反映-并能够满足- 满足我国多样化老龄化人口的需求，最终目标是消除健康差距 在老年人中。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT – RESEARCH EDUCATION COMPONENT A priority of the 2016 National Institute on Aging report, Aging Well in the 21st Century: Strategic Directions for Research in Aging is to “attract and train more researchers from diverse scientific and cultural backgrounds.” Since 1997, the Center for Aging in Diverse Communities (CADC) at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) has been refining its highly successful mentoring program to increase the number of highly skilled, underrepresented investigators with successful and sustained careers in health disparities and aging research. Since receiving their CADC pilot study awards, our 25 CADC Scientists from the 2012-2017 cycle published a total of 167 peer-reviewed articles and obtained 44 new minority aging or health disparities grants as PI or co-PI (including 5 R01s, 2 R34s, 3 R21s, 1 R03, 1 diversity supplement, and 2 K awards), with 24 more pending. Our CADC maintains three integrated cores that support the Research Education Component (REC): the Administrative (AC), Analysis (AnC), and Community Liaison and Recruitment (CLRC). Our REC provides pilot study funding and comprehensive research and career mentoring of early stage minority researchers focused on health disparities among older adults, i.e., our CADC Scientists. CADC mentoring of CADC Scientists continues until they obtain a NIH R01, K, or equivalent award. Our AnC provides supplemental training and mentoring of CADC Scientists in research design, methods and analysis. Our CLRC mentors CADC Scientists to gain hands-on experience with community-engaged research, including methods for enhancing recruitment of diverse older adults. To expand capacity and enhance diversity among aging-related researchers, the CADC REC proposes the following specific aims: 1) select at least three CADC Scientists per year from underrepresented minority groups who have proposed innovative pilot research projects focused on the research theme of the Center: understanding mechanisms of health disparities and developing effective behavioral interventions to reduce those disparities among older adults; 2) deliver our comprehensive research and career mentoring program to our CADC Scientists to help them develop independent, sustained research careers focused on health disparities and aging issues. Mentor our CADC Scientists until they reach independent investigators status (e.g., PI of R01 or K01); and 3) deliver a robust education program to our CADC Scientists focused on topics and research methods relevant to health disparities and aging-related research. CADC will continue its strong track record of promoting diversity within the aging-related research workforce. Our goals are to ensure that workforce better reflects—and can meet— the needs of our nation's diverse aging populations, with the ultimate goal of eliminating health disparities among older adults.