Summer Veterinary Student Research Fellows at Wake Forest University

描述（由申请人提供）：在兽医研究职位空缺和未满足的合作需求方面，全国生物医学研究领域兽医科学家的短缺是有据可查的。这种短缺导致了研究结果的质量缺陷以及使用动物的研究人员的生产力下降。纠正兽医研究人员的短缺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，拟议的夏季研究计划旨在通过实践经验让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夏季研究经验； (2) 教授该项目的学生假设驱动研究、资助写作和数据分析的基本要素； (3) 提供研究道德和专业精神的培训； (4) 为学生提供口头和书面展示科学发现的经验。培训将主要通过一对一指导完成一个研究项目来完成，该研究项目由从 25 名项目教员（包括 11 名兽医）中选出的高级研究员指导，涉及病理学、比较医学、发展心理学、行为、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、癌症、辐射对策和生殖医学/妇女健康等不同领域。学生还将参加研究生存技能的专门短期课程，以及比较医学部分正在进行的研讨会和期刊俱乐部。学生将撰写研究计划和研究结果的最终报告，并鼓励他们在全国范围内展示并发表他们的研究结果。该项目将为兽医作为独立研究人员提供独特的支持，为原创科学思想、道德反思和获得关键技能提供机会。 公共卫生相关性（由申请人提供）：全国范围内从事研究的兽医短缺。该申请旨在通过为兽医学生提供暑期奖学金来解决这一短缺问题，旨在向他们传授生物医学研究的研究方法、伦理和职业机会。

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.