Building Researchers on the Diverse Foundation of a Veterinary Medical Education

描述（由申请人提供）：在生物医学和临床科学领域建立一支高素质和多样化的研究队伍的必要性在全国范围内得到了广泛认可。在这样做的时候，我们必须在研究和医疗保健企业中招募最有才华的人。拟议培训计划的目标是通过为研究生兽医提供研究培训，为研究人员做出贡献。针对兽医进行研究培训的理由是，他们拥有一个明智的视角，可以推进生物医学研究的各个领域。这源于兽医教育和兽医实践中使用的比较方法。此外，通过兽医教育获得的教育深度和多样性，我们的学员将在进入我们的研究培训计划后，提供了一个强大的科学和医学知识基础。拟议的研究培训计划将在博士后水平，因为学员将持有兽医博士（DVM或同等学历）学位。申请资金用于3名受训人员，受训人员预计将参加该方案3年。培训将以比较医学和综合生物学研究生课程的博士水平研究生教育的形式进行，学员将进行原创性研究，这些研究将成为博士论文的基础。传统的研究生教育将通过具体的活动得到加强，这些活动将加强学员对研究职业的准备。学员将有选择作为导师（主要顾问）广泛的教师培训师与呼吸系统疾病，癌症，神经科学，炎症，遗传学，肠道和传染病的国家认可的专业知识的选择。 公共卫生相关性（由申请人提供）：提出了一项计划，为希望从事生物医学研究的兽医提供研究培训。兽医在促进公共卫生方面具有独特的资格，因为他们在以下方面有深入的培训和知识：1）食品安全和保障，2）人畜共患病（动物和人类之间传播的疾病）识别和控制，以及3）人类疾病的动物模型。通过该计划获得的额外研究培训，这些兽医科学家将准备进行研究，以解决国家面临的各种公共卫生挑战，并在其职业生涯中做出重大贡献。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The need to establish a highly-qualified and diverse research work force in the biomedical and clinical sciences is well-recognized nationally. In doing so we must enlist the most talented individuals in the research and health care enterprise. The objective of the proposed training program is to contribute to the research workforce by providing research training to graduate veterinarians. The rationale for targeting veterinarians for research training is that they possess a uniquely-informed perspective from which to advance the various fields of biomedical research. This stems from the comparative approach that is used in veterinary medical education, as well as in the practice of veterinary medicine. Furthermore, the educational depth and diversity acquired through the veterinary education that our trainees will have upon entering our research training program provides a strong science and medical knowledge base upon which to build. The proposed research training program will be at the postdoctoral level, as trainees will hold a doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM or equivalent) degree. Funds are requested for 3 trainees and trainees are expected to be in the program for 3 years. The training will take place in the form of PhD level graduate education in the Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology graduate program, in which trainees will conduct original research that will form the basis of a PhD dissertation. Traditional graduate education will be augmented with specific activities that will bolster trainees' readiness for research careers. Trainees will have the option of selecting as mentors (major advisors) a wide array of faculty trainers with nationally recognized expertise in respiratory diseases, cancer, neuroscience, inflammation, genetics, and enteric and infectious diseases. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE (provided by applicant): Proposed is a plan to provide research training to veterinarians who wish to pursue careers in biomedical research. Veterinarians are uniquely qualified to advance public health as they have in-depth training and knowledge in 1) food safety and security, 2) zoonotic disease (those that are transmitted between animals and humans) recognition and control, and 3) animal models of human diseases. With the additional research training that will be acquired through this program, these veterinary-scientists will be ready to conduct research that will address the various public health challenges facing the nation and make significant contributions throughout their careers.