Comparative Medical Science Training Program

项目摘要 几个国家研究理事会概述了培训和留住兽医科学家的明显需求 报告（2004年，2005年和2013年）以及美国国立卫生研究院医生科学家工作队 报告（2014年）。作为回应，比较医学科学家培训计划（CMSTP）的使命是 准备后DVM博士生成为特殊的兽医科学家在比较医学 加州大学戴维斯分校（UC Davis）。这个博士后T32，目前在其第34个年头，一直非常 成功培训兽医科学家从事研究工作，90%以上的人利用了他们的研究培训。 具体来说，34名学员参加了该计划，9名教师职位，4名博士后研究员， 3人在政府，6人在工业，9人完成博士学位（5人目前在CMSTP），1人在临床实习， 在过去的15年中，有2名非研究临床职位。为确保新学员的成功，我们 建议在加州大学戴维斯分校进行全面的4年CMSTP，每年支持8 - 9名DVM攻读博士学位。 机构承诺提供2名学生/年的夏季轮换计划，他们选择一项研究 在进入研究生院之前，我们的36名教师培训师中有一名是导师。在第一年，学生们上课 并准备他们的博士资格考试。成功的学生将获得6个三年制T32中的一个 奖学金，以支持他们的研究生生涯的第2 - 4年的实验室研究;兽医学院 医学（SVM）将支持一个额外的培训插槽。我们将为下一阶段的培训做好准备。 通过提供研究座谈会，个性化辅导，网络机会和赠款 写作工作坊因此，CMSTP为DVM提供了一个全面的、综合的研究指导计划 在加州大学戴维斯分校，特别是那些从历史上边缘化和弱势背景，以消除 存在的障碍，阻止一些人追求研究事业。在上一个供资期间，14个CMSFP中有6个 受训人员来自科学领域代表性不足的群体（43%），这表明我们在 致力于招募和留住多元化的受训人员。CMSTP利用了出色的 研究和教学机会，在生物科学在加州大学戴维斯分校汇集教师从 SVM，全国顶尖的兽医学校，医学院，工程学院，和 生物科学。我们的大多数培训教师参加了建立中心和研究所，促进 合作，并采用各种基于证据的方法，通过国家的解决科学问题， 最先进的设备在个人实验室以及校园共享设施。CMSFP的目标是：1） 准备我们所有的学员成为未来的领导者在学术界，政府服务，公共卫生， 生物医学研究，2）提供更多的接触学术界以外的职业道路，3）保持平均水平 4年的时间来度，和4）吸引和培训兽医科学家的多元化群体。

PROJECT SUMMARY A demonstrable need to train and retain veterinarian-scientists is outlined by several National Research Council reports (2004, 2005 and 2013) as well as by the National Institutes of Health Physician-Scientist Workforce Report (2014). In response, the mission of the Comparative Medical Scientist Training Program (CMSTP), is to prepare post-DVM PhD students to become exceptional veterinarian-scientists in comparative medicine at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis). This post-doctoral T32, currently in its 34th year, has been very successful in training veterinarian-scientists for research careers with >90% utilizing their research training. Specifically, 34 trainees have participated in the program with 9 in faculty positions, 4 in postdoctoral fellowships, 3 in government, 6 in industry, 9 completing their PhD (5 currently in CMSTP), 1 in a clinical residency and only 2 in non-research clinical positions over the past 15 years. To ensure the success of our new trainees, we propose a comprehensive 4-year CMSTP at UC Davis, which supports 8-9 DVMs/year to pursue their PhD. Institutional commitment provides 2 students/yr with a summer rotation program, in which they select a research mentor from 1 of our 36 faculty trainers before entering graduate school. In the first year, students take classes and prepare for their PhD qualifying exam. Successful students would then receive 1 of 6 three-year T32 fellowships to support their laboratory research in years 2-4 of their graduate career; the School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) will support one additional training slot. We will prepare trainees for the next stage of their careers through provision of research colloquia, individualized mentoring, networking opportunities, and grant writing workshops. Thus, CMSTP provides a comprehensive, integrated research-mentoring program for DVMs at UC Davis, particularly those from historically marginalized and disadvantaged backgrounds, to remove barriers that exist and deter some from pursuing a research career. Over the last funding period, 6 of 14 CMSFP trainees were from underrepresented groups in science (43%) thus demonstrating our success at and commitment to recruiting and retaining a diverse body of trainees. The CMSTP takes advantage of outstanding research and teaching opportunities in the biological sciences at UC Davis by bringing together faculty from the SVM, the nation’s top veterinary school, the School of Medicine, the College of Engineering, and the College of Biological Sciences. Most of our training faculty participate in established Centers and Institutes that promote collaborations and employ diverse evidence-based approaches to solving scientific problems through state-of- the-art equipment in individual labs as well as campus shared facilities. The objectives of the CMSFP are to: 1) prepare all of our trainees to become future leaders in academia, government service, public health, and biomedical research, 2) provide greater exposure to career paths outside academia, 3) maintain the average time of 4 years to degree, and 4) attract and train a diverse group of veterinarian-scientists.