Research Education Program for LAM Veterinarians at Johns Hopkins University

描述（由申请人提供）：约翰霍普金斯大学动物资源研究中心提议扩大其现有的实验动物医学（LAM）兽医教育项目，通过R25资助机制，在五年内增加三名兽医。参与者将接受教学课程；涉及超过15种实验动物的临床实践工作；对这些物种进行诊断病理学培训；研究训练和经验导致至少一篇第一作者出版物。参与者将接触到生物医学研究动物资源管理的各个方面，包括设施设计和操作；机构动物保护和使用委员会的监督和相关的指导方针和规定。参与者还将与主要研究人员和研究小组合作，就适当的动物护理和使用提供建议，并为研究中使用的动物提供最先进的医疗和外科护理。我们的项目是由美国实验动物医学学院（ACLAM）认证的，我们的学员有望在ACLAM认证考试中取得成功，因为他们将发展成为LAM兽医的职业生涯，合作和支持生物医学/转化研究。

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.