Summer Veterinary Student Research Program (SVSRP)

描述(由申请者提供)：兽医学生在比较医学方面具有独特的资格，这是一种在动物模型研究方面的培训资源。然而，大多数学生没有从事研究职业，主要是因为他们缺乏接触生物医学研究的机会。VA-MD地区兽医学院(VMRCVM)拟议的夏季兽医学生研究项目(SVSRP)将培训兽医学生掌握研究人员的技能，并鼓励他们从事研究事业。VMRCVM过去曾在类似的暑期研究项目中取得成功，自1995年以来培训了56名学生，占校友的15%。SVSRP将为学生提供将学生对动物健康的兴趣与传染病动物模型、免疫学和免疫病理学、细胞和分子病理学、分子生物学以及食品、营养和健康研究相结合的研究领域的经验。顾问和遴选委员会将根据申请者的兴趣为申请者指派导师。学生将接受研究应用和科学论文的写作、生物统计学和实验设计、基于计算机的图形、报告和演示、量化信息的可视化显示、动物模型的人文关怀和使用以及研究的伦理行为方面的培训。该项目的一个独特之处是访问美国国立卫生研究院、美国农业部和华盛顿特区的其他机构，以更好地了解兽医的研究职业机会，并了解公共政策如何受到研究的影响。在完成培训和研究申请后，学生们将在导师的实验室里花9周的时间进行研究。每周将举办关于这一主题的研讨会，以强调研究的伦理行为，这些研讨会将补充迎新短期课程，并将包括具有科学完整性、人体实验和贝尔蒙报告方面专业知识的演讲者。我们将从全国28所兽医学校招聘，特别是从塔斯基吉大学招聘，目标是招聘代表不足的少数族裔。

DESCRIPTION (Provided by applicant): Veterinary Students are uniquely qualified in comparative medicine, a training that is a resource in animal model research. Yet, a majority of students do not pursue research careers, principally because they lack exposure to biomedical research. The proposed SUMMER VETERINARY STUDENT RESEARCH PROGRAM (SVSRP) at the VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM) will train students of veterinary medicine in the skills of a researcher, and encourage them to pursue a research career. VMRCVM has had success with similar summer research programs in the past, training 56 students since 1995, with 15 percent of the alumni. SVSRP will give students experience in areas of research that couple student interests in animal health with research in animal models of infectious disease, immunology & immunopathology, cellular & molecular pathology, molecular biology, and food, nutrition & health. Mentors will be assigned by the Advisory & Selection Committee to applicants based on applicant interests. Students will receive training in the writing of research applications and scientific papers, biostatistics and experimental design, computer-based graphics, reports and presentations, visual display of quantitative information, humane care and use of animal models, and the ethical conduct of research. A unique feature of this program will be a visit with the NIH, USDA, and other agencies in Washington, DC to better understand the research career opportunities of veterinarians, and learn how public policy is influenced by research. After completing orientation and a research application, students will spend nine weeks in the mentor's laboratory doing research. The ethical conduct of research will be stressed with weekly seminars on this subject that will supplement an orientation short course and will include speakers with expertise in scientific integrity, human experimentation, and the Belmont Report. We will recruit from the 28 veterinary medical schools in the nation, and particularly from Tuskegee University with the objective of recruiting under-represented minorities.