Summer Research Experience for Veterinary Students

描述（由申请人提供）：本申请的直接目标是让兽医学生参与Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA短期机构研究培训赠款（T35）计划的长期目标或好处是，我们更多的DVM毕业生将追求生物医学研究的职业生涯。我们的目标是提供这些机会，至少有15%的新生班（12名学生），每年从这个培训补助金和我们的学院的财政支持。我们将利用其他非联邦来源的资金，将参与率再提高5%。我们的近期目标将通过我们计划的以下具体目标来实现：a）所有学员将参与高质量的生物医学研究，B）所有学员将接受科学方法和相关概念（如研究伦理）的培训，并能够应用这些知识; c）所有学员将意识到兽医学的各种职业机会，特别是与研究相关的机会;及d）部分学员在修读文凭课程或完成文凭课程后，会同时修读研究生学位课程。学员将有机会在环境健康科学，传染病或食品安全进行研究。我们的计划将包括细菌学，生物化学，流行病学，免疫学，神经科学，寄生虫学，生理学，毒理学和病毒学的学科。除了进行研究，我们将强调以下组成部分：在研究中人道地使用动物，其他研究合规问题（IRB，生物危害和危险废物），海报和平台演示，科学写作和研究生培训计划。 这项NRSA短期机构研究培训补助金每年将招收12名学员，在一个既定的研究实验室进行为期12周的指导培训。兽医学生已经圆满完成了至少一年的DVM将有资格进入研究培训计划。申请人将被选择，根据他们的个人申请，由我们的项目管理团队。我们学院计划每年提供12，500美元，以支持学生的研究培训工作。 由于社会和经济原因，对研究职业感兴趣的美国学生人数减少，学术研究机构必须加倍努力，准确地将研究职业描绘为值得称赞，令人兴奋和充实的职业。该申请与NIH短期培训补助金战略和美国公共卫生有关，因为我们将介绍，参与和招募训练有素的兽医学生从事生物医学研究。

DESCRIPTION (Provided by applicant): The immediate goal of this application is to involve veterinary students in short-term research training opportunities supported by the Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants (T35) program with a long-term goal or benefit being that more of our DVM graduates will pursue careers in biomedical research. Our aim is to provide these opportunities to at least 15% of our freshman class (12 students) each year with financial support from this training grant and our College. We will increase the percent participation another 5% with funding from other non-federal sources. Our immediate goal will be accomplished by the following specific aims of our program: a) All trainees will be involved in high quality biomedical research, b) All trainees will be trained in the scientific method and associated concepts such as research ethics, and be capable of applying this knowledge; c) All trainees will be aware of the variety of career opportunities in veterinary medicine, especially related to research; and d) A portion of the trainees will pursue graduate degrees concurrently while matriculating through the DVM curriculum or upon completion of the DVM degree. Trainees will have the opportunity to conduct research in environmental health sciences, infectious diseases or food safety. Our program will include the disciplines of bacteriology, biochemistry, epidemiology, immunology, neuroscience, parasitology, physiology, toxicology and virology. In addition to conducting research, we will emphasize the following components: humane use of animals in research, other research compliance issues (IRB, biohazards, and hazardous waste), poster and platform presentations, scientific writing, and graduate training programs. This NRSA Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant will admit 12 trainees per year for a 12 week mentored training period in an established research laboratory. Veterinary students having completed satisfactorily at least one year toward the DVM will be eligible for admission to the research training program. Applicants will be selected, based on their personal application, by our project administrative team. Our college plans to provide $12,500 per year in support of student research training efforts. As the pool of U.S. students interested in research careers diminishes due to social and financial reasons, academic research institutions must double their efforts to accurately portray a research career as a laudable, exciting and fulfilling career. This application is relevant to the NIH short-term training grant strategy and to the public health of the USA by virtue of the fact that we will introduce, engage, and recruit highly trained veterinary students into careers in biomedical research.