Longevity, Equity, and Aging Research Network (L.E.A.R.N.) Consortium Research Education Core

项目总结--研究教育核心 长寿、平等和老龄化研究网络的研究教育部分(REC)的目标 (L.E.A.R.N)联盟将通过培训有前途的科学家来增强研究队伍的多样性 来自不同和代表性不足的群体，寻求在老龄化研究中持续的职业生涯，特别关注 “人种老年健康差距”。通过年度试点奖励计划，我们寻求推动职业生涯 来自代表不足的群体(统称为RCMAR科学家)的早期职业教员的轨迹 L.E.A.R.N组织联盟，其中包括斯坦福大学、圣何塞州立大学和 帕洛阿尔托大学(两所少数民族服务机构)、退伍军人事务部帕洛阿尔托医疗保健系统和我们的 社区组织合作伙伴。我们的REC将提供培训、指导和支持，以支持RCMAR 科学家将对衰老进行跨学科研究，将生物学、社会、行为和 使用各种创新技术的文化考虑(例如，生物医学数据科学，数字健康， 精准医学、基于虚拟现实/模拟的干预、定性研究、混合方法 研究和实施科学)。我们将每年资助三个为期12个月的指导飞行员奖，设计 并在承诺和熟练的研究导师的指导下实施。每名RCMAR科学家将 从L.E.A.R.N中选择一名主要导师(从他们的组织中)和一名次要导师 财团组织。培训将包括关于民族老年健康差距研究的说教 方法，以及嵌入其中的定制课程选择，这些课程将增强 对未来成功很重要的领域。RCMAR的科学家将参加每周一次的研讨会系列，其中包括 正在进行的学者研究、教师研究、专业指导、点对点建议和专业 发展专题和关于正义、公平、多样性和包容性问题的完整培训， 研究伦理、严谨性和重复性、合规性和良好的临床科学实践。我们将提供 在资助期结束后继续向RCMAR科学家提供指导和支持，包括 为独立的国立卫生研究院基金撰写研究拨款。RCMAR的科学家将获得大部分知识， 过渡到可行的研究职业所需的态度和技能，包括进行跨学科研究 老化研究，撰写手稿，竞争外部资金，发展指导和团队 建立战略，以及如何设计和实施其职业发展计划。我们的目标是使他们能够 成功地进入学术界、工业界、政府或非营利组织的研究型职位 扇区。我们的RCMAR科学家将在强调团队合作的环境中学习，并教导 最具创新性的研究是团队科学的产物，它连接了跨越老龄化的所有学科领域 研究格局，从识别和缓解民族老年健康差距到发现 促进不同老年美国人健康公平和健康的新方法。

PROJECT SUMMARY—RESEARCH EDUCATION CORE The goal of the Research Education Component (REC) of the Longevity, Equity, and Aging Research Network (L.E.A.R.N) Consortium is to enhance the diversity of the research workforce by training promising scientists from diverse and underrepresented groups for sustained careers in research on aging with a specific focus on ‘ethnogeriatric health disparities’. Through an annual pilot award program, we seek to advance the career trajectories of early career faculty from underrepresented groups (collectively “RCMAR Scientists”) from the L.E.A.R.N Consortium of organizations, which includes Stanford University, San Jose State University and Palo Alto University (both Minority Serving Institutions), the VA Palo Alto Health Care System, and our community organizational partners. Our REC will provide training, mentoring, and support to enable RCMAR Scientists to conduct transdisciplinary research on aging that integrates biological, social, behavioral, and cultural considerations using various innovative techniques (e.g., biomedical data science, digital health, precision medicine, virtual reality/simulation-based interventions, qualitative research, mixed-methods research, and implementation science). We will fund three 12-month mentored pilot awards per year, designed and implemented with the guidance of committed and skilled research mentors. Each RCMAR Scientist will choose a primary mentor (from their organization) and a secondary mentor from any of the L.E.A.R.N Consortium organizations. Training will include didactic instruction on ethnogeriatric health disparities research methods as well as, embedded within, a customized selection of courses that will enhance knowledge in domains important for future success. RCMAR Scientists will attend a weekly seminar series that includes scholar research-in-progress, faculty research, professional guidance, peer-to-peer advising, and professional development topics and complete training in Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusiveness (J.E.D.I) issues, research ethics, rigor and reproducibility, compliance, and good clinical science practices. We will provide ongoing mentoring and support to RCMAR Scientists after the funding period, including technical assistance in research grant writing toward independent NIH funding. RCMAR Scientists will gain much of the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to transition into viable research careers, including conduct of transdisciplinary aging research, authoring manuscripts, competing for external funding, developing mentoring and team building strategies, and how to design and implement their career development plans. We aim to enable them to successfully step into research-based positions in academia, industry, government, or the not-for-profit sector. Our RCMAR Scientists will learn in an environment that emphasizes teamwork and teaches that the most innovative research is a product of team science that bridges all disciplinary areas spanning the aging research landscape, from the identification and mitigation of ethnogeriatric health disparities to discovery of novel approaches that promote health equity and wellness for diverse older Americans.