Document Type
Article
Subject Area(s)
Alzheimer Disease (therapy); Biomedical Research; Humans; Mentors; Minority Groups; Research Personnel
Abstract
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are at the forefront of the United States (US) public health agenda due to their tremendous human and financial burden. Further, disproportionately high ADRD rates among racial/ethnic minorities require incorporating the unique perspectives of racially and ethnically diverse scientists, which will necessitate diversifying the scientific workforce that investigates disparities in aging. The purpose of this paper is to describe the training and mentorship initiatives of the National Institute on Aging (NIA)-funded Carolina Center on Alzheimer's Disease and Minority Research, emphasizing lessons learned from our engagement with underrepresented minority and minoritized (URM) Scientists. We highlight three aims of the Center's training and mentorship component: (1) Fund pilot projects for URM Scientists conducting research on sociocultural, behavioral, and environmental factors that influence ADRD-related health disparities; (2) Provide mentorship to build the research capacity of Center Scientists; and (3) Offer research education in Health Disparities and Minority Aging Research to Center Scientists and interested researchers at all partner institutions. Our experience may be a practical resource for others developing interdisciplinary training programs to increase the pipeline of URM Scientists conducting ADRD research.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Publication Info
Published in Frontiers in Public Health, Volume 9, 2021, pages 671956-.
Rights
© 2021 Ingram, Ford, Johnson, Ashford-Carroll, McCollum, Friedman and Levkoff. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
APA Citation
Ingram, L., Ford, M., Johnson, C., Ashford-Carroll, B., McCollum, Q., Friedman, D., & Levkoff, S. (2021). Responding to the Call: Building a Training Program to Diversify the Academy in Alzheimer's Disease Research. Frontiers In Public Health, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.671956