Biomedical Research Experience for Veterinary Students

正如几项研究所确定的那样，全国迫切需要兽医 在生物医学研究界。本NRSA短期目标的长期目标 机构研究培训补助金，兽医生物医学研究经验 学生（BREVS），仍然是兽医职业的吸引力， 生物医学研究有两个目的，第一是短期的独立研究 在一个活跃的实验室和导师提供的发现环境中进行项目。的 计划跨越了研究项目的自然生命周期。它的目的是让学生 有机会帮助计划要进行的研究，进行文献综述， 制定研究方案，进行实验，并提供数据， 当项目完成时，以及项目完成时。虽然这些项目旨在 在夏季完成，当地学生有机会继续他们的工作， 在兽医的第二、第三和第四年的选修阶段， 课程。其次，该计划将为学生提供重要的，非实验室 以讲座，讨论，实地考察和团队的形式研究相关经验 建设演习。讲座和讨论的主题将包括实验设计 和数据分析，研究交流，文献检索和评价，使用 研究中的动物、道德、动物福利以及负责任的研究行为。 当地专家就干细胞生物学、 转化医学，以及生物医学研究的培训和职业机会将 继续组织起来。实地考察将使学者们了解研究情况 灵长类动物中心，医学研究所，医学院校园， 和生物医学研究公司在一个技术中心。这些事件将 开始为学者提供一个了解研究的多样性和深度 他们毕业时的机会。随着更新或这项赠款， BREVS项目将继续与8名NIH学者合作，再提供5年的支持。这 与我们的成功，对该计划的兴趣增加，以及我们的持续 努力吸引其他CVM的学生。该计划的目的是 沉浸专业学生作为一个群体，并单独进入一个令人兴奋的，科学 基于解决问题的环境，其中心是可识别的研究 项目

As determined by several studies there is a critical national need for veterinarians in the biomedical research community. The long-term objective of this NRSA Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant, Biomedical Research Experience for Veterinary Students (BREVS), continues to be the attraction of veterinarians to careers in biomedical research. There are two aims, first is a short-term independent research project in an environment of discovery provided by an active laboratory and mentor. The program spans the natural life of a research project. It is designed to afford the student the opportunity to help plan the studies to be conducted, conduct a literature review, develop a research proposal, conduct the experiments, and present the data as it evolves and when the project is completed. While these projects are designed to be completed during the summer, local students have the opportunity to continue their work during elective blocks during the second, third and fourth years of the veterinary curriculum. Secondly, the program will provide students with significant, non-laboratory research relevant experiences in the form of lectures, discussions, field trips, and team building exercises. Topics for lectures and discussions will include experimental design and data analysis, research communication, literature searching and evaluation, the use of animals in research, ethics, animal welfare, and the responsible conduct of research. Specific lectures by local experts on contemporary topics such as stem cell biology, translational medicine, and training and career opportunities in biomedical research will continue to be organized. Field trips will expose the scholars to the research environments of a primate center, medical research institute, medical school campus, and biomedical research companies in a technology center. Together these events will begin to provide the scholars with an understanding the diversity and depth of research opportunities available to them when they graduate. With the renewal or this grant, the BREVS program will continue with 8 NIH scholars for 5 additional years of support. This is consistent with our success, the increased interest in the program, and our continuing efforts to attract additional students from other CVMs. The intent of the program is to immerse the professional students as a group and individually into an exciting, science based problem-solving environment which has at its center an identifiable research project.