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。兽医科学家在生物医学研究的国家短缺是有据可查的兽医研究职位空缺和未满足的合作需求。这种短缺导致研究成果的质量不足， 使用动物的研究人员失去了生产力。纠正兽医研究人员的缺乏需要教育兽医学生的研究方法和机会，以及他们的专业技能的独特价值。在兽医学校早期接触研究是最有前途的策略。 因此，拟议的夏季研究计划旨在通过实践经验使兽医学生接触生物医学研究。目标是：（1）在维克森林医学院提供结构化的夏季研究经验;（2）在该计划中教授学生假设驱动研究，赠款写作和数据分析的基本要素;（3）提供伦理和 研究的专业精神;（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的指导，通过完成一个由28名项目教师中选出的高级研究员指导的研究项目来完成（包括11名兽医）在不同领域，包括病理学，比较医学，发展心理学，行为学，药物滥用，外科学，生理学/药理学，神经生物学，流变学/免疫学，高血压，心血管疾病，糖尿病，营养、癌症、辐射对策和生殖医学/产科/妇科/妇女健康。学生还将参加研究生存技能的专门短期课程，以及比较医学部分正在进行的研讨会和期刊俱乐部。 学生将写一份研究计划和他们的研究结果的最终报告，并将被鼓励在全国范围内展示他们的研究结果并发表。这 该计划将提供原创的科学思想，道德反思和关键技能的获取机会，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.