Comparative Medicine and Pathology Training

描述(由申请人提供)： 拟议的比较医学和病理学培训计划是一个为期五年的计划，旨在为兽医提供最先进的研究培训。要求为第一年的两名受训人员、第二年至第四年的三名受训人员以及第五年的五名受训人员提供三年支助。预计这些人中的大多数将在进入培训计划之前完成内科、外科或病理学方面的住院医师培训。遴选标准将包括 1)学历和在临床培训/实习期间的表现； 2)对研究有浓厚的兴趣，并渴望从事学术兽医工作；以及 3)良好的个人特征，包括正直、毅力和沟通技巧。 培训项目将设在明尼苏达大学兽医学院。16名教师导师都是分子兽医生物科学(MVB)研究生项目的成员，他们将参加培训计划，代表不同的学科群，包括药理学、细胞生物学、传染病、神经生物学、生理学、遗传学、分子生物学和整形外科。没有博士学位的学员将攻读MVB研究生项目的博士学位，这是一个组织严密的多学科研究生项目，旨在关注对比较生物医学科学和负责人类和动物健康及疾病的分子机制感兴趣的教职员工的研究生教育努力。MVB研究生课程的目标是为学生提供足够广泛的基础知识、高质量的沟通技能和作为独立调查员职业生涯所必需的高级研究培训。拥有博士学位的学员将专注于进一步发展他们的研究和拨款撰写技能。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed Comparative Medicine and Pathology training program is a five-year program that is designed to provide state-of-the-art research training to veterinarians. Three years of support is requested for two trainees in year one, three trainees in years two through four, and five trainees in year five. 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) academic credentials and performance during their clinical training/residency; 2) strong interest in research and a desire for a career in academic veterinary medicine; and 3) desirable personal characteristics, including integrity, perseverance, and communications skills. The training program will be located in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota. Sixteen faculty mentors, all members of the Molecular Veterinary Biosciences (MVB) graduate program, will participate in the training program and represent a diverse group of disciplines, including pharmacology, cell biology, infectious disease, neurobiology, physiology, genetics, molecular biology, and orthopedics. Trainees without a Ph.D. degree will pursue a Ph.D. in the MVB graduate program, a well-organized, multidisciplinary graduate program that was created to focus graduate education efforts by faculty interested in comparative biomedical sciences and molecular mechanisms responsible for human and animal health and disease. The goal of the MVB Graduate Program is to provide students with a sufficient broad based knowledge, quality communication skills, and advanced research training essential for a career as an independent investigator. Trainees who enter the program with a Ph.D. will focus on further developing their research and grant-writing skills.