Research Education Program for Laboratory Animal Medicine Veterinarians (R25)

描述（由申请人提供）：拥有实验动物医学高等教育的兽医是唯一有资格在学术界，政府和行业中发挥关键作用的人。这些角色包括维护实验室动物健康;动物资源运营和管理;提供有关动物模型的专家建议;法规遵从性;合作研究支持，以及作为主要研究者进行重点研究。个别兽医可能会在他们的前景计划中扮演一些或所有这些不同的角色。斯坦福大学的实验动物医学教育研究项目是相当“年轻”的，从2006年开始，但迄今为止已经培养了四（4）名符合董事会资格的兽医。其中，一（1）人于2009年获得ACLAM认证，两（2）人将于2011年参加认证考试，一（1）人将于2012年参加认证考试。该应用的培训计划（将在后面详细描述）由 由斯坦福大学的兽医服务中心（VSC）管理，目前每年培训大约一（1）名兽医，每个人都参加为期三年的博士后培训计划。指导和参与该计划的教师，行政，动物饲养和实验室设施，各种研究计划，多样化的圈养物种以及有效的动物护理和使用计划已经到位。该计划现在已经准备好容纳另外三（3）名参与者。该培训计划为希望从事实验动物兽医研究的兽医提供临床，资源管理和研究培训。该计划的优势包括指导研究部分，导致至少一个第一作者在同行评议的期刊上发表文章，密集的临床接触广泛的动物研究模型，在解剖学，组织学和临床病理学的深入培训，美国实验动物医学学院（ACLAM）认证考试。该计划由ACLAM培训计划监督委员会批准，并通过新采用的通用申请程序接受申请。它提供了与当前R25 FOA密切对应的教育体验。在完成培训计划的四（4）名兽医中，所有人都发表了第一作者研究论文并在全国会议上发表，目前所有人都全职从事研究支持工作：三（3）名在学术机构工作，一（1）名在工业界工作。斯坦福大学项目的成功导致该项目合格申请人的数量迅速上升。2010年，17名候选人申请了将于2011年夏季开始的两（2）个职位。 公共卫生相关性：目前全国缺乏实验动物兽医。实验动物兽医在动物和人类健康相关的研究中发挥着关键作用。该项目的目标是在实验动物兽医住院期间为他们提供研究教育，并为他们进行合作研究和支持研究活动做好准备。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Veterinarians who possess an advanced education in laboratory animal medicine are uniquely qualified to play pivotal roles conducting and supporting animal-based biomedical research in academia, government and industry. These roles include maintenance of laboratory animal health; animal resource operation and management; delivery of expert advice regarding animal models; regulatory compliance; collaborative research support, and focused research as a principal investigator. Individual veterinarians may perform some or all of these various roles at their perspective programs. The educational research program in laboratory animal medicine at Stanford is quite "young," having started in 2006, but has produced four (4) board eligible veterinarians to date. Of those, one (1) attained ACLAM certification in 2009, two (2) will take the certification exam in 2011 and one (1) in 2012. The training program for this application, which will be described later in detail, is supported by and administered by through Stanford's Veterinary Service Center (VSC) and currently trains approximately one (1) veterinarian per year, each participating in a three year postdoctoral training program. The faculty who direct and participate in the program, the administrative, animal holding and laboratory facilities, the varied research programs, the diverse housed species and an effective animal care and use program are already in place. The program is now well positioned to readily accommodate an additional three (3) participants. This training program provides clinical, resource management and research training to veterinarians who wish to pursue a career as laboratory animal veterinarians in research. Strengths of the program include a mentored research component leading to at least one first author publication in a peer-reviewed journal, intensive clinical exposure to a broad range of animal research models, in-depth training in anatomic, histological and clinical pathology, and didactic preparation for the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) certification exam. The program is approved by the ACLAM Training Program Oversight Committee, and accepts applications via the newly-adopted Universal Application Process. It provides an educational experience that corresponds closely with the current R25 FOA. Of the four (4) veterinarians that have completed the training program, all have published first-author research papers and presented at national conferences, and all are currently employed full time in research support: three (3) at academic institutions and one (1) in industry. The success of the Stanford program has resulted in a rapid rise in the number of qualified applicants for the program. In 2010, seventeen candidates applied for two (2) positions that will begin in the summer of 2011. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: There is currently a national shortage of laboratory animal veterinarians. Laboratory animal veterinarians play a critical role in research related to animal and human health. The goal of this project is to provide research education to laboratory animal veterinarians during the course of their residency and prepare them to perform collaborative research and support research activities.