Analytic Training for Junior Investigators in Minority Aging Research: The Michigan Model

Abstract Since 1997, the Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research Program at the National Institute on Aging has been the model for training social and behavioral scientists in minority aging and health disparities research. The latest cycle of these Centers implemented a new structure for the a...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Gerontologist 2020-12, Vol.60 (8), p.1392-1402
Hauptverfasser: Mezuk, Briana, Tarraf, Wassim, Johnson-Lawrence, Vicki, Ilardo, Joan, Lichtenberg, Peter A, Jackson, James S
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Since 1997, the Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research Program at the National Institute on Aging has been the model for training social and behavioral scientists in minority aging and health disparities research. The latest cycle of these Centers implemented a new structure for the analytic training of junior investigators and for advancing methodologic work relevant to improving the rigor of minority aging research. In this article, we describe the conceptual framework, logistical approaches, challenges, and lessons learned from our experience training junior investigators in methodology through the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research over the past 20 years, with the goal of informing future analytic training efforts for the next generation of scholars focused on minority aging issues.
ISSN:0016-9013
1758-5341
DOI:10.1093/geront/gnaa001