Cornell CARE Residency Program in Laboratory Animal Medicine

描述（由申请人提供）：康奈尔大学动物资源和教育中心（CARE）实验动物医学住院医师项目通过提供获得美国实验动物医学学院（ACLAM）认证所需的知识和经验，培养研究生兽医在实验动物医学领域的职业生涯。该计划的目标是准备兽医在实验动物医学领域的卓越表现，并提供兽医专业知识，以生物医学调查。住院医师接受培训，在各个领域进行合作研究，并协助开发和维护动物模型 支持翻译研究活动。该计划的最大优势之一是实验动物学员能够利用该国最优秀的兽医学校之一的所有设施，同时拥有主要研究机构的所有研究资源。随着生物医学研究的重点从基础分子和细胞研究转向转化研究，动物模型的重要性以及因此熟练掌握比较医学的兽医的重要性也在增加。越来越需要吸引和培训实验动物医学研究生兽医的计划。我们要求从R25申请中为三名学员提供资金，使我们能够扩大康奈尔大学的培训计划，并强调该计划的学术和生物医学研究优势。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Cornell Center for Animal Resources and Education (CARE) Residency Program in Laboratory Animal Medicine trains graduate veterinarians for a career in laboratory animal medicine by providing the knowledge and experience necessary to achieve certification by the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM). The objective of the program is to prepare veterinarians to excel in the field of Laboratory Animal Medicine and provide veterinary expertise to biomedical investigations. Residents are trained to perform collaborative research in a variety of fields, and assist in the development and maintenance of animal models in support of translational research activities. One of the greatest strengths of the program is the ability of the laboratory animal trainees to utilize all of the facilities of one of the country's preeminent veterinary schools while simultaneously having all of the research resources of a major research institution. With biomedical research priorities shifting from basic molecular and cellular research to translational research, the importance of animal models and, therefore, veterinarians skilled in comparative medicine has increased. Programs that attract and train graduate veterinarians in laboratory animal medicine are increasingly needed. We request funding for three trainees from this R25 application to enable us to expand Cornell's training program and emphasize the academic and biomedical research strengths of the program.