NCRR Research Training for Tufts Veterinary Students

描述(由申请者提供)：受过研究培训的兽医迫切需要参与动物和人类健康领域的学术和企业研究。在本世纪接受培训的兽医需要获得科学技能和技术培训，以及作为独立研究人员和合作者参与的概念框架，以满足预期的国家生物医学科学研究需求。这里描述的拟议培训的目标是为聪明的、高度积极的兽医学生提供一年的深入研究经验，在富有成效和积极的研究环境中。培训将包括使用动物模型来发展基于假设的生物医学研究的技能。在五年的时间里，我们的目标是培养10名学生(2/年)。申请者将从塔夫茨·卡明斯兽医学院的新生和现有兽医班级中积极招募，以努力确保少数族裔学生的参与。参与者在完成兽医学校第二年的学习后，将接受为期12个月的连续研究培训。该培训纳入了理科硕士学位课程(D.V.M./M.S.)专门为这个项目的学员设计的。该学位课程包括有限的课程作业和辅助性研讨会。该计划的教职员工由12名NIH支持的教职员工组成，他们来自我们的基础和临床部门。使用包括猪、马、绵羊、山羊、猫、狗、老鼠和老鼠在内的动物模型，项目教师将在传染病、生殖生物学、消化系统疾病、神经科学和行为学、营养学和呼吸生理学的研究领域提供密集的实验室培训。培训计划和促进兽医学生的研究得到了塔夫茨·卡明斯兽医学院院长、研究副院长和教职员工的大力支持。我们的长期目标是使这项研究培训经验成为塔夫茨大学毕业生从事生物医学研究的有效起点。该计划的成功将通过确定将健康科学研究融入其专业职业生涯的受训人员的数量和质量来评估。 公共卫生相关性(由申请人提供)：未提供。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): There is a crucial need for veterinarians with research training to participate in academic as well as corporate based research in the fields of animal and human health. Veterinarians trained in this century need to acquire the scientific skills and technical training together with the conceptual framework to participate both as independent researchers and collaborators to meet the projected national research needs in the biomedical sciences. The objective of the proposed training described here is to provide bright, and highly-motivated veterinary students with a one year, in-depth research experience in a productive and active research setting. Training will involve the use of animal models to develop skills at hypothesis-based, biomedical research. Over a five year period, our aim is to train ten students (2/year). Applicants will be actively recruited from incoming and existing veterinary classes at Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine with an effort to insure minority student participation. Participants receive 12 months of consecutive research training following completion of their second year of veterinary school. The training is integrated into a Master of Science degree program (D.V.M./M.S.) specifically designed for trainees in this program. This degree program includes limited course work and complementary seminars. Program faculty consists of 12 NIH supported faculty members from both our basic and clinical departments. Using animal models that include pigs, horses, sheep, goats, cats, dogs, rats and mice, program faculty will provide intensive laboratory training in the research areas of infectious diseases, reproductive biology, digestive diseases, neuroscience and behavior, nutrition, and respiratory physiology. The training program and the promotion of veterinary student research are strongly supported by the Dean of Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, the Associate Dean for Research and the faculty. Our long-term objective is to make this research training experience an effective launching pad for career involvement in biomedical research for Tufts' graduates. The success of the program will be evaluated by determining the number and quality of trainees that integrate health science research into their professional careers. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE (provided by applicant): Not provided.