Translational Research and Laboratory Animal Medicine Education for Veterinarians

描述（由申请人提供）：这项来自宾夕法尼亚大学（Penn）的研究教育基金的目标是增加兽医（参与者）的数量，这些兽医接受培训，为研究动物提供兽医护理，进行合作研究，并领导动物护理和使用项目。宾夕法尼亚大学一流的生物医学研究环境，医学院和兽医学院，强大的学术实验动物兽医团队和杰出的转化研究项目使其成为研究教育的理想项目。我们的PI/PD和其他小组成员组成了宾夕法尼亚大学兽医学院病理生物学系实验动物医学部的教师，除了提供兽医和畜牧业护理和监管支持外，他们还是全面运作的学术榜样。我们的行政服务小组，大学实验动物资源向研究副教务长报告，并为582个pi提供服务，使用大约1,874个活跃的IACUC协议，利用超过24万平方英尺的生活空间中超过20种不同物种的超过150,000只动物的每日普查。兽医学员将通过讲座和其他有组织的教学活动获得知识，并在用于实验的多种大小动物的使用、生物学、护理和疾病方面获得实践经验。参与者在选定的实验室接受1年的指导研究培训，在非常成功的科学家的指导下设计和使用转化动物模型进行研究。完成本课程的兽医将有资格参加美国实验动物医学学院（ACLAM）的认证。除了各种临床医学轮转外，还设计了专门的额外轮转，以教育参与者管理实验动物资源计划，设施管理和监管支持。该申请的优势在于：(1)在实验动物医学、住院医师培训、研究和指导主要学术生物医学服务项目方面具有丰富经验的领导团队；(2) 16名优秀的合作研究导师，为兽医提供多种转化研究机会；(3)大量多样的研究动物群落，包括许多大型动物模型；(4)经过验证的、有指导的培训流程，支持兽医进行实验动物和研究培训；(5)有经验丰富的养殖业务和养殖服务补充培训师；(6)由专家提供诊断服务和实验动物病理学方面的培训；(7)演讲技巧和公开演讲方面的培训和经验；(8)另外5名获得ACLAM和ACVIM认证的兽医，在临床实验动物医学方面提供个性化的并行培训。我们要求拨款在未来5年内再培训3名兽医。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this Research Education grant from the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) is to increase the number of veterinarians (Participants) trained to provide veterinary care for research animals, to perform collaborative research and to lead programs of animal care and use. Penn's premier biomedical research environment with Schools of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, strong group of academic laboratory animal veterinarians and outstanding translational research programs makes it an ideal program for this research education. Our PI/PD and other group members form the faculty of the Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine in the Department of Pathobiology in Penn's School of Veterinary Medicine and are fully-functioning academic role models in addition to providing veterinary and husbandry care and regulatory support. Our administrative service group, University Laboratory Animal Resources reports to the Vice Provost for Research and provides services to 582 PIs with approximately 1,874 active IACUC protocols utilizing a daily census of more than 150,000 animals of more than 20 diverse species housed in more than 240,000 square feet of vivarial space. Veterinary Participants will gain knowledge through lectures and other structured didactic activities and hands-on experience in the use, biology, care and diseases of multiple large and small animal species of animals used for experimentation. Participants receive 1 year of mentored research training in selected laboratories designing and performing research using translational animal models under the guidance of highly successful scientists. Veterinarians completing this program will qualify to sit for certification by the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM). In addition to varied clinical medical rotations, specific additional rotations have been designed to educate Participants in administration of laboratory animal resource programs, facility management and regulatory support. The strengths of this application are: (1) a proven leadership team with extensive experience in laboratory animal medicine, resident training, research and directing major academic biomedical vivarial service programs; (2) sixteen outstanding Co-investigator Research Mentors with varied opportunities for veterinarians in translational research; (3) large and diverse colonies of research animals including many large animal models; (4) a proven, mentored training process which supports veterinarians during laboratory animal and research training; (5) experienced supplemental trainers in vivarial business and husbandry services; (6) training in diagnostic services and the pathology of laboratory animals from experts (7) training and experience in presentation skills and public speaking and (8) five additional diverse ACLAM- and ACVIM certified veterinarians to provide individualized side-by-side training in clinical laboratory animal medicine. We request funding to train 3 additional veterinarians in the upcoming 5 years.