Comparative Medicine and Pathology Training

项目总结/摘要 比较医学和病理学培训计划于2003年秋季启动，并提供国家- 对兽医进行最先进的研究培训目前要求提供五年的持续支助， 申请，包括在该方案的每一年为六名受训人员提供支持。预计大多数 这些人将在进入医疗机构之前完成医学，外科或病理学的住院医师培训。 培训计划。选择标准将包括：1）对研究的浓厚兴趣和对职业的渴望 学术兽医学; 2）临床培训/住院期间的学历和表现;以及 3)良好的个人品质，包括正直，毅力，口头和书面沟通 skills.该培训项目位于明尼苏达大学兽医学院， 由凯西·卡尔森、大卫·布朗和莫莉·麦丘博士执导。33名教师导师，所有成员 比较和分子生物科学（CMB）和/或兽医（Vet Med）研究生课程， 将参加培训计划。这些人代表了不同的学科，包括 药理学、细胞生物学、传染病、神经生物学、生理学、遗传学、分子生物学，以及 整形外科没有博士学位的学员将在CMB或兽医研究生课程中攻读博士学位，以及- 有组织的，多学科的研究生课程创建的重点研究生教育工作的教师 感兴趣的比较生物医学科学和分子机制负责人类和 动物健康和疾病。我们课程的目标是为学生提供基础广泛的 知识，高质量的沟通技巧和先进的研究培训是独立职业所必需的 investigators.

Project Summary/Abstract The Comparative Medicine and Pathology training program was initiated in the fall of 2003 and provides state- of-the-art research training to veterinarians. Five years of continuing support are requested in the present application, including support for six trainees in each year of the program. It is anticipated that the majority of these individuals will have completed a residency in medicine, surgery, or pathology prior to entering the training program. Selection criteria will include: 1) strong interest in research and a desire for a career in academic veterinary medicine; 2) academic credentials and performance during clinical training/residency; and 3) desirable personal characteristics, including integrity, perseverance, and oral and written communications skills. The training program is located in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota and is directed by Drs. Cathy Carlson, David Brown, and Molly McCue. Thirty-three faculty mentors, all members of the Comparative and Molecular Biosciences (CMB) and/or Veterinary Medicine (Vet Med) graduate programs, will participate in the training program. These individuals represent a diverse group of disciplines, including pharmacology, cell biology, infectious disease, neurobiology, physiology, genetics, molecular biology, and orthopedics. Trainees without a PhD degree will pursue a PhD in the CMB or Vet Med graduate program, well- organized, multidisciplinary graduate programs created to focus graduate education efforts by faculty interested in comparative biomedical sciences and the molecular mechanisms responsible for human and animal health and disease. The goals of our programs are to provide students with the broad-based knowledge, quality communication skills, and advanced research training essential for a career as independent investigators.