Research Education Program for LAM Veterinarians at Johns Hopkins University

描述（由申请人提供）：约翰霍普金斯大学的研究动物资源部提议扩大其现有的实验室动物医学（LAM）兽医教育计划，在五年内增加三名兽医，通过R25赠款机制提供资金。 参与者将获得教学课程工作;涉及超过15种实验室动物的实践临床工作;这些物种的诊断病理学培训;以及至少一篇第一作者出版物的研究培训和经验。 参与者将接触到生物医学研究动物资源管理的各个方面，包括设施设计和运营;机构动物护理和使用委员会的监督以及相关的指导方针和法规。 参与者还将与主要研究者和研究团队合作，提供有关适当动物护理和使用的建议，并为研究中使用的动物提供最先进的医疗和手术护理。 我们的计划是由实验动物医学（ACLAM）的美国学院认证，我们的学员预计将在ACLAM认证考试中取得成功，因为他们发展的职业生涯作为合作和支持生物医学/转化研究的LAM兽医。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Research Animal Resources at the Johns Hopkins University proposes to expand its existing laboratory animal medicine (LAM) veterinarian education program to include an additional three veterinarians over a period of five years, funded through this R25 grant mechanism. Participants will receive didactic course work; hands-on clinical work involving more than 15 laboratory animal species; diagnostic pathology training on those species; and research training and experience resulting in at least one first-author publication. Participants will be exposed to all facets of biomedical research animal resource management including facility design and operation; institutional animal care and use committee oversight and pertinent guidelines and regulations. Participants will also work with principal investigators and research teams to provide advice on appropriate animal care and use, and to provide state of the art medical and surgical care to the animals used in research. Our program is certified by the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) and our trainees are expected to succeed in the ACLAM certifying examination as they develop careers as LAM veterinarians that collaborate in and support biomedical/translational research.