Career paths of alumni of the Cornell Leadership Program for Veterinary Students
Career paths of alumni of the Cornell Leadership Program for Veterinary Students
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康奈尔大学兽医学生领导力项目校友的职业道路
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2008
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Y. Gröhn
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David R. Fraser;D. McGregor;Y. Gröhn
美国康奈尔大学的康奈尔领导力项目旨在帮助有才华的兽医学生踏上研究、学术界、政府机构或行业的职业生涯。自 1990 年该计划启动以来，已有 400 多名学生参与其中，并跟踪他们随后的职业生涯。本研究分析了五个数据来源：参与者的申请文件； 2000年至2007年对每位参与者的采访录音；兽医学位毕业后的校友的年度跟踪记录；校友自发评论该计划如何影响他们的职业规划；以及校友发表的科学论文列表。分析显示，约 50% 的兽医毕业生正在该计划设想的职业生涯中立足，尽管他们中的许多人在对临床实践的职业承诺和通过研究解决问题的愿望之间经历了冲突。许多校友声称该计划影响了他们的职业规划，但他们很难接受严格的科学培训对于获得研究技能比直接解决兽医研究问题更重要。对校友极具吸引力的职业之一是兽医转化科学，其中疾病机制是通过基础研究来定义的。从数据中得出的结论是，对于刚刚获得资格的兽医来说，旨在提高动物疾病知识的三个具有挑战性的概念：研究生涯对兽医来说是令人满意和有回报的；需要对所选研究领域有深入的了解；成为一名有效的兽医科学家需要高标准的科学培训。
The Cornell Leadership Program at Cornell University, usa, aims to assist talented veterinary students to embark on careers in research, academia, government agencies or industry. Over 400 students have participated since the Program began in 1990 and their subsequent careers have been followed. In this study, five sources of data were analysed: application documents of the participants; audio recordings of interviews with each participant from 2000 to 2007; annual tracking records of alumni after graduating with a veterinary degree; spontaneous comments from alumni about how the Program influenced their career plans; and a list of published scientific papers by alumni. Analysis revealed that about 50 per cent of veterinary graduates were establishing themselves in careers envisaged by the Program, although many of them experienced conflicts between a vocational commitment to clinical practice and a desire to solve problems through research. Many alumni asserted that the Program had influenced their career plans, but they had difficulty in accepting that rigorous scientific training was more important in acquiring research skills than working directly on a veterinary research problem. One career of great appeal to alumni was that of veterinary translational science, in which disease mechanisms are defined through fundamental research. It is concluded from the data that there are three challenging concepts for recently qualified veterinarians aiming to advance the knowledge of animal disease: research careers are satisfying and rewarding for veterinarians; a deep understanding of the chosen field of research is needed; and a high standard of scientific training is required to become an effective veterinary scientist.