Summer Veterinary Student Research Fellows at Wake Forest University

项目摘要 我们请求继续支持维克森林学院的5个夏季兽医研究奖学金。 医学，作为比较医学和生物医学研究多层次培训计划的一部分。我们的 较小的培训计划是学生将DVM视为研究的一个有影响力的独特机会 医学院环境中的科学家。学生还将接触到NHP和其他 动物作为人类健康的翻译模型。生物医学领域的全国兽医科学家短缺 在兽医研究职位空缺和未得到满足的合作需求方面，研究得到了很好的记录。 这种短缺导致了研究结果质量的缺陷和生产力的损失 研究人员使用动物。纠正兽医研究人员匮乏需要兽医教育 学生对研究方法和机会及其专业技能的独特价值的认识。 早期接触研究和兽医毕业后可供选择的职业多样性 学校是最有希望的战略。因此，拟议的夏季研究计划试图暴露 兽医专业学生通过实践经验进行生物医学研究。目标是(1)提供 在维克森林医学院;(2)有组织的暑期研究经验，教授学生 规划假设驱动研究、拨款撰写和数据分析;(3)的基本要素，以提供 (4)为学生提供口语和;方面的经验。 科学发现的书面陈述。培训将主要通过一对一指导来完成 通过完成从26个项目中挑选的一名高级研究员指导的研究项目 不同领域的教师(超过三分之一的导师是兽医)，包括病理学、比较医学、 衰老生物学、外科、生理学/药理学、神经生物学、风湿学/免疫学、高血压、 心血管疾病、糖尿病、营养、癌症、辐射对策和生殖 医学/妇女健康。学生们还将参加一个专门的研究生存短期课程。 技能，以及正在进行的研讨会和比较医学科的期刊俱乐部。学生们将写下 研究建议和研究结果的最终报告，并将被鼓励提出他们的研究结果 并在全国范围内出版。这一计划将为原创的科学思想、伦理思想提供机会 反思和获得关键技能，在一个独特地支持兽医独立的环境中 研究人员在一个单一目的是改善人类健康和促进 转化医学。

Project Summary We are requesting continuing support for 5 summer veterinary research fellowships at Wake Forest School of Medicine, as part of a multilevel training program in comparative medicine and biomedical research. Our smaller training program is an impactful and unique opportunity for student to see DVMs as research scientists in a medical school environment. Students will also gain exposure to the use of NHPs and other animals as translational models for human health. The national shortage of veterinary scientists in biomedical research is well documented in terms of vacant veterinary research positions and unmet collaborative needs. This shortage has resulted in deficits in the quality of research findings and lost productivity among researchers using animals. Correcting the dearth of veterinary researchers requires education of veterinary students regarding research methods and opportunities and the unique value of their professional skills. Early exposure to research and the diversity of career options available post-graduation from veterinary school is the most promising strategy. Therefore, the proposed summer research program seeks to expose veterinary students to biomedical research through practical experience. Objectives are (1) To provide a structured summer research experience at Wake Forest School of Medicine; (2) to teach students in the program the basic elements of hypothesis driven research, grant writing, and data analysis; (3) to provide training in ethics and professionalism in research; and (4) to provide the students with experience in oral and written presentation of scientific findings. Training will be principally accomplished by one on one mentoring through completion of a research project guided by a senior researcher chosen from a pool of 26 program faculty (over a third of mentors are veterinarians) in diverse fields including pathology, comparative medicine, biology of aging, surgery, physiology/pharmacology, neurobiology, rheumatology/immunology, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, nutrition, cancer, radiation countermeasures, and reproductive medicine/women’s health. Students will also participate in a dedicated short course in research survival skills, and in ongoing seminars and journal clubs in the Section on Comparative Medicine. Students will write a research proposal and a final report of their findings, and will be encouraged to present their findings nationally and to publish. This program will provide opportunities for original scientific thought, ethical reflection, and acquisition of critical skills, in a setting uniquely supportive of veterinarians as independent researchers within an environment that is singly aimed at improving human health and the promotion of translational medicine.