Comparative Biomedical Research Training for Veterinarians

兽医比较生物医学研究培训

• 批准号: 10415903
• 负责人: ALBERT MULENGA
• 金额: $ 38.79万
• 依托单位: TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE RESEARCH
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-07-07 至 2025-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10415903
• 关键词: Biomedical Research; Research Training; Veterinarians; comparative

Project Summary/Abstract The critical national shortage of veterinary scientists with PhD training who can provide their unique expertise in biomedical research recognized. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Research Council have recognized that veterinarians are broadly trained health professionals who are uniquely qualified to lead biomedical research, having an understanding of disease in the context of the whole organism. The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine (TAMU CVM) T32 training program is a three-year post-doctoral training program with the objective of providing PhD training to veterinarians in cutting edge biomedical research approaches and address the national need for this expertise. This renewal builds upon two previous successful project periods, 2010-2014 and 2015-2020, under the directorship of Dr. Ann Kier, who will assume an Advisor role to the PD (Albert Mulenga) and this renewal and serve on student committees. The TAMU CVM T32 will recruit outstanding trainees DVMS. In previous budget periods, trainees were recruited after they had completed their DVM residency program at the TAMU CVM or other schools in different specialties and had passed their specialty boards. During the residency program, prospective trainees with expressed desire to join the T32 program are advised to take relevant coursework pertinent to the PhD training. In this way, trainees will focus on conducting their dissertation research and complete PhD degree requirement within the three years that is supported under T32 funding. In the event that the trainee does not meet requirement for PhD graduation during the three-year T32 support, the mentor will provide support. During the two project periods, the program recruited 14 DVMs into graduate school. Of the 14 trainees, eight have graduated with their PhDs and seven have taken employment in biomedical research, one is in a temporary private practice, one is on schedule to complete her PhD, and five are still in training. Of the five; one trainee on track to finish in spring of 2020. Of the five, one trainee is on track to finish in spring of 2020 and the remaining are scheduled to graduate during this renewal: one trainee in year one of this renewal, and two in year two, and one in year 3. The NIH has recognized the fact that although the veterinary curriculum is analogous to medical school training, it provides an added benefit, the comparative nature of training in normal anatomy/physiology and abnormal disease states, providing an excellent basis for biomedical disease inquiry. This specialized training uniquely prepares veterinarian researchers to contribute to biomedical research in the modeling of human pathophysiology using laboratory animal models. The NIH Roadmap for Medical Research is designed to open up new opportunities to tackle the multifactorial causes of diseases not yet understood, particularly those associated with a longer lived, aging population, including heart disease, obesity, diabetes mellitus, autoimmunity, and increased susceptibility to infectious diseases. The comparative nature of their training equips veterinarians with insight and expertise to conduct clinical research.

项目概要/摘要 全国严重缺乏受过博士学位培训的兽医科学家，他们可以提供他们独特的 生物医学研究专业知识得到认可。美国国立卫生研究院 (NIH) 和国家研究中心 理事会认识到兽医是经过广泛培训的卫生专业人员，具有独特的资格 领导生物医学研究，在整个有机体的背景下了解疾病。这 德克萨斯 A&M 兽医学院 (TAMU CVM) T32 培训项目是为期三年的博士后 培训计划，旨在为兽医提供前沿生物医学研究方面的博士培训 方法并满足国家对此专业知识的需求。此次更新建立在之前两次成功的基础上 项目期为 2010-2014 年和 2015-2020 年，由 Ann Kier 博士领导，她将担任顾问 PD（阿尔伯特·穆伦加）的角色和这次更新并在学生委员会任职。 TAMU CVM T32 将 招募DVMS优秀学员。在以前的预算期间，受训人员是在完成培训后才招募的。 他们在 TAMU CVM 或其他不同专业学校的 DVM 住院医师计划，并通过了他们的 专业板。在住院医师培训期间，表示希望加入 T32 的潜在学员 建议项目参加与博士培训相关的相关课程。这样，学员就可以将注意力集中在 在三年内进行论文研究并完成博士学位要求 由 T32 资金支持。如果实习生在学习期间不符合博士学位毕业要求 三年T32支持，导师提供支持。在两个项目期间，该计划招募了 14 名 DVM 进入研究生院。 14名学员中，8人已获得博士学位，7人已获得博士学位 从事生物医学研究工作，一名是临时私人诊所，一名正在按计划完成她的工作 博士，还有五人仍在接受培训。五人之中；一名实习生预计将于 2020 年春季完成。在这五名实习生中，一名 实习生预计将于 2020 年春季完成，其余学员计划在本次更新期间毕业： 本次更新的第一年有一名实习生，第二年有两名实习生，第三年有一名实习生。 NIH 已经认识到这样一个事实：尽管兽医课程类似于医学院 培训，它提供了额外的好处，正常解剖学/生理学培训的比较性质和 异常疾病状态，为生物医学疾病查询提供良好的基础。此次专项培训 为兽医研究人员提供独特的准备，为人类建模的生物医学研究做出贡献 使用实验动物模型进行病理生理学。 NIH 医学研究路线图旨在开放 寻找新的机会来解决尚未了解的疾病的多因素原因，特别是那些 与长寿、人口老龄化有关，包括心脏病、肥胖、糖尿病、 自身免疫，增加对传染病的易感性。他们的训练装备的比较性质 具有洞察力和专业知识的兽医可以进行临床研究。