Summer Veterinary Student Research Program (SVSRP)

描述（由申请人提供）：兽医专业的学生在比较医学方面具有独特的资格，这是一种动物模型研究的资源。然而，大多数学生不从事研究工作，主要是因为他们缺乏接触生物医学研究的机会。VA-MD地区兽医学院（VMRCVM）提出的暑期兽医学生研究计划（SVSRP）将培养兽医学生的研究技能，并鼓励他们从事研究事业。VMRCVM过去在类似的暑期研究项目中取得了成功，自1995年以来培训了56名学生，其中15%是校友。SVSRP将为学生提供研究领域的经验，将学生对动物健康的兴趣与传染病动物模型、免疫学和免疫病理学、细胞和分子病理学、分子生物学以及食品、营养和健康的研究结合起来。咨询与选拔委员会将根据申请人的兴趣为申请人分配导师。学生将在研究申请和科学论文的写作、生物统计学和实验设计、基于计算机的图形、报告和演示、定量信息的视觉显示、人道关怀和动物模型的使用以及研究的道德行为方面接受培训。该项目的一个独特之处在于将访问美国国立卫生研究院、美国农业部和华盛顿特区的其他机构，以更好地了解兽医的研究职业机会，并了解公共政策如何受到研究的影响。在完成指导和研究申请后，学生将在导师的实验室进行为期九周的研究。研究的道德行为将通过每周一次的研讨会来强调，这些研讨会将作为短期定向课程的补充，并将包括在科学诚信、人体实验和贝尔蒙特报告方面具有专业知识的演讲者。我们将从全国28所兽医学校招聘，特别是从塔斯基吉大学招聘，目的是招募代表性不足的少数民族。

DESCRIPTION (Provided by applicant): Veterinary Students are uniquely qualified in comparative medicine, a training that is a resource in animal model research. Yet, a majority of students do not pursue research careers, principally because they lack exposure to biomedical research. The proposed SUMMER VETERINARY STUDENT RESEARCH PROGRAM (SVSRP) at the VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM) will train students of veterinary medicine in the skills of a researcher, and encourage them to pursue a research career. VMRCVM has had success with similar summer research programs in the past, training 56 students since 1995, with 15 percent of the alumni. SVSRP will give students experience in areas of research that couple student interests in animal health with research in animal models of infectious disease, immunology & immunopathology, cellular & molecular pathology, molecular biology, and food, nutrition & health. Mentors will be assigned by the Advisory & Selection Committee to applicants based on applicant interests. Students will receive training in the writing of research applications and scientific papers, biostatistics and experimental design, computer-based graphics, reports and presentations, visual display of quantitative information, humane care and use of animal models, and the ethical conduct of research. A unique feature of this program will be a visit with the NIH, USDA, and other agencies in Washington, DC to better understand the research career opportunities of veterinarians, and learn how public policy is influenced by research. After completing orientation and a research application, students will spend nine weeks in the mentor's laboratory doing research. The ethical conduct of research will be stressed with weekly seminars on this subject that will supplement an orientation short course and will include speakers with expertise in scientific integrity, human experimentation, and the Belmont Report. We will recruit from the 28 veterinary medical schools in the nation, and particularly from Tuskegee University with the objective of recruiting under-represented minorities.