Summer Veterinary Student Research Fellows at Wake Forest University

描述(由申请人提供)：我们请求支持维克森林医学院的6个夏季兽医研究奖学金，作为比较医学和研究的多层次培训计划的一部分。从兽医研究职位空缺和未得到满足的合作需求两个方面来看，生物医学研究领域的全国兽医科学家短缺是有据可查的。这一短缺导致了研究结果质量的不足和 使用动物的研究人员失去了生产力。纠正兽医研究人员匮乏的问题需要对兽医学生进行关于研究方法和机会的教育，以及他们专业技能的独特价值。在兽医学校早期接触研究是最有希望的策略。因此，拟议的暑期研究项目寻求通过实践经验让兽医学生接触到生物医学研究。目标是(1)在维克森林医学院提供有组织的暑期研究经历；(2)向该计划的学生传授假设驱动的研究、拨款撰写和数据分析的基本要素；(3)提供伦理学和 研究的专业性；以及(4)为学生提供口头和书面陈述科学发现的经验。培训将主要通过一对一指导完成一项研究项目，由一名高级研究员从28名计划教员(包括11名兽医)中挑选出来，涉及不同领域，包括病理学、比较医学、发展心理学、行为学、药物滥用、外科、生理学/药理学、神经生物学、风湿学/免疫学、高血压、心血管疾病、糖尿病、营养、癌症、放射对策以及生殖医学/产科/妇科/妇女健康。学生们还将参加专门的研究生存技能短期课程，以及比较医学部分正在进行的研讨会和期刊俱乐部。学生们将撰写一份研究提案和他们的发现的最终报告，并将被鼓励在全国范围内展示他们的发现并发表。这 该计划将为原创科学思想、伦理思考和关键技能的获得提供机会，在一个独特的支持兽医作为独立研究人员的环境中。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We request support for 6 summer veterinary research fellowships at Wake Forest School of Medicine, as part of a multi-level training program in comparative medicine and research. 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 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 28 program faculty (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/obstetrics/gynecology/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.