Engaging Underrepresented Racial/Ethnic Minority Students in Aging Research

项目总结/摘要 查尔斯河德鲁医学与科学大学（CDU）和加州大学洛杉矶分校 （加州大学洛杉矶分校）与洛杉矶社区学院区合作， 老龄化研究（ESAR）计划。少数种族/族裔在科学界的代表性严重不足。 劳动力由于无数的地方和系统性障碍，包括缺乏接触生物医学研究 在中等和高等教育期间的活动。迫切需要激励和装备较低的- 收入代表性不足的种族/少数民族（URM）社区学院（CC）的学生与学术 批判性地理解，探索和从事与衰老有关的科学研究的技能。该方案的主要 组成部分包括：1）老龄化研究和社区为基础的前瞻性研究（CBPR） 基础研究所，ESAR学员将熟悉研究基础， 在研究导师和社区的监督下，参与与衰老相关的CBPR实践 教师倡导者，2）研究职业连续体的途径，学生参加研讨会， 将提高他们的研究和学术技能。因为加州社区学院是美国 在该国的高等教育系统，拟议的ESAR计划将提供重要的机会， URM社区学院的学生接受研究培训以及必要的技能转移到四个- 年度学院/大学。该计划的首要目标是增加URM学生的数量 准备从事与衰老相关的科学和研究。具体目标如下： 目标1：提供指导性支持，并利用现有研究培训计划中与老龄化相关的资源 在CDU和加州大学洛杉矶分校推动URM CC学生在他们的轨迹作为老龄化科学家，通过实施： 目标1a：创新的三位导师模式，将ESAR学员与以下人员配对：i）老龄化学院成员 研究，ii）社区教师老龄化倡导者，以及iii）近同行导师。这种指导模式将 为ESAR学员提供多学科、方法论、学术和社区合作支持， 增强兴趣，并发展研究技能的职业生涯在老龄化研究。 目标1b：使ESAR学员沉浸在以老龄化为重点的CBPR定制研究体验中， 改善资源不足社区的城市资源管理老年人的健康状况。 目标2：为ESAR学员提供长期的教育指导和支持，以1）转入四年制 学院/大学和2）在老龄化研究中的STEM领域攻读研究生和/或博士学位。 目标3：执行一项评价和监测计划，以不断评估和提高 ESAR计划，强调：i）有前途的URM CC学生的招聘和保留，ii）质量 教育和辅导计划侧重于与老龄化有关的研究，三）成功进入大学 本科STEM课程，以及iv）ESAR受训者主导的社区驱动的科学成果的传播。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in partnership with the Los Angeles Community College District propose the Engaging Students in Aging Research (ESAR) Program. Racial/ethnic minorities are severely underrepresented in the scientific workforce due to a myriad of local and systemic barriers, including a lack of exposure to biomedical research activities during their secondary and tertiary education. There is a critical need to motivate and equip lower- income underrepresented racial/ethnic minority (URM) community college (CC) students with the academic skill set to critically understand, explore and engage in aging-related scientific research. The Program’s main components include: 1) An Aging Research and Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Fundamentals Institute, where ESAR trainees will familiarize themselves with research fundamentals and participate in hands-on aging-related CBPR under the supervision of a research mentor and a community faculty advocate, and 2) A Pathway to Research Careers Continuum, where students attend workshops which will enhance their research and academic skills. Since California Community Colleges are the single largest system of higher education in the country, the proposed ESAR Program will provide important opportunities for URM community college students to receive research training as well as skills necessary to transfer to four- year colleges/universities. The Program’s overarching goal is to increase the number of URM students prepared to pursue careers in aging-related sciences and research. The Specific Aims are as follows: Aim 1: Provide mentored support and leverage aging-related resources of existing research training programs at CDU and UCLA to propel URM CC students in their trajectory as aging scientists, by implementing: Aim 1a: An innovative triadic mentorship model pairing ESAR trainees with: i) a Faculty Member in aging research, ii) a Community Faculty Aging Advocate, and iii) a Near-Peer Mentor. This mentorship model will provide multidisciplinary, methodological, academic, and community-partnered support for ESAR trainees to amplify interest in and develop research skills for a career in aging research. Aim 1b: Immersion of ESAR trainees in an aging-focused CBPR tailored research experience centered on the improvement of health outcomes among URM older adults in under-resourced communities. Aim 2: Deliver long-term educational guidance and support for ESAR trainees to 1) transfer to a four-year college/university and 2) pursue graduate and/or doctoral studies in a STEM field within aging research. Aim 3: Implement an evaluation and monitoring plan to continually assess and improve the effectiveness of the ESAR program, emphasizing: i) recruitment and retention of promising URM CC students, ii) quality of educational and mentoring plans focused on aging-related research, iii) successful matriculation into undergraduate STEM programs, and iv) ESAR trainee-led dissemination of community-driven scientific results.