Summer Veterinary Student Research Fellows at Wake Forest University

描述（由申请人提供）：从空缺的兽医研究职位和未满足的合作需求来看，全国在生物医学研究方面的兽医科学家短缺是有理有据的。这种短缺导致了研究结果质量的缺陷和使用动物的研究人员生产力的损失。纠正兽医研究人员的缺乏需要对兽医学生进行有关研究方法和机会以及其专业技能的独特价值的教育。在兽医学校早期接触研究是最有前途的策略。因此，建议的暑期研究计划旨在通过实践经验，使兽医学生接触生物医学研究。目标是(1)在维克森林大学医学院提供结构化的暑期研究经验；(2)教授该项目学生假设驱动型研究、拨款写作和数据分析的基本要素；（三）开展科研道德和专业素养培训；(4)为学生提供口头和书面陈述科学发现的经验。培训将主要以一对一的指导方式完成，由一名高级研究员指导完成一个研究项目，该研究员从25名项目教师（包括11名兽医）中选出，他们来自病理学、比较医学、发展心理学、行为学、药物滥用、外科、生理学/药理学、神经生物学、风湿病学/免疫学、高血压、心血管疾病、糖尿病、营养学、癌症、辐射对策等不同领域。生殖医学/妇女健康。学生还将参加研究生存技能的专门短期课程，并参加正在进行的比较医学部分的研讨会和期刊俱乐部。学生将写一个研究计划和他们的研究结果的最终报告，并将鼓励他们的研究结果在全国范围内展示和发表。该项目将为兽医作为独立研究人员提供独特的支持，为原始的科学思想、伦理反思和关键技能的获得提供机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The national shortage of veterinary scientists in biomedical research is well documented in terms of vacant veterinary research positions and unmet collaborative needs. This shortage has resulted in deficits in the quality of research findings and lost productivity among researchers using animals. Correcting the dearth of veterinary researchers requires education of veterinary students regarding research methods and opportunities and the unique value of their professional skills. Early exposure to research during veterinary school is the most promising strategy. Therefore, the proposed summer research program seeks to expose veterinary students to biomedical research through practical experience. Objectives are (1) To provide a structured summer research experience at Wake Forest University School of Medicine; (2) to teach students in the program the basic elements of hypothesis-driven research, grant-writing, and data analysis; (3) to provide training in ethics and professionalism in research; and (4) to provide the students with experience in oral and written presentation of scientific findings. Training will be principally accomplished by one-on-one mentoring through completion of a research project guided by a senior researcher chosen from a pool of 25 program faculty members (including 11 veterinarians) in diverse fields including pathology, comparative medicine, developmental psychology, behavior, substance abuse, surgery, physiology/pharmacology, neurobiology, rheumatology/immunology, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, nutrition, cancer, radiation countermeasures, and reproductive medicine/women's health. Students will also participate in a dedicated short course in research survival skills, and in ongoing seminars and journal clubs in the Section on Comparative Medicine. Students will write a research proposal and a final report of their findings, and will be encouraged to present their findings nationally and to publish. This program will provide opportunities for original scientific thought, ethical reflection, and acquisition of critical skills, in a setting uniquely supportive of veterinarians as independent researchers. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE (provided by applicant): There is a national shortage of veterinarians in research. This application seeks to address this shortage by providing veterinary students with a summer fellowship designed to teach them about research methods, ethics, and career opportunities in biomedical research.