Comparative Medicine and Pathology Training

描述（由申请人提供）：比较医学和病理学培训计划于2003年秋季启动，为兽医提供最先进的研究培训。本申请要求提供五年的持续支持，包括每年为五名受训人员提供支持。预计这些人中的大多数将在进入培训计划之前完成医学，外科或病理学方面的实习。选择标准将包括：1）对研究的强烈兴趣和对学术兽医职业的渴望; 2）在临床培训/住院期间的学术证书和表现;以及3）理想的个人特征，包括诚信， 毅力，口头和书面沟通技巧。该培训项目位于明尼苏达大学兽医学院，由Cathy Carlson博士和联合主任大卫布朗博士指导。32名教师导师，比较和分子生物科学（CMB）研究生课程的所有成员，将参加培训计划。这些人代表了不同的学科，包括药理学，细胞生物学，传染病，神经生物学，生理学，遗传学，分子生物学和骨科。没有博士学位的学员将在CMB研究生课程中攻读博士学位，这是一个组织良好的多学科研究生课程，旨在通过对比较生物医学科学和负责人类和动物健康和疾病的分子机制感兴趣的教师集中研究生教育工作。CMB研究生课程的目标是为学生提供基础广泛的知识，高质量的沟通技巧和高级研究培训，这对于独立调查员的职业生涯至关重要。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Comparative Medicine and Pathology training program was initiated in the fall of 2003 and provides state- of-the-art research training to veterinarians. Five years of continuing support are requested in the present application, including support for five trainees in each year of the program. It is anticipated that the majorit of these individuals will have completed a residency in medicine, surgery, or pathology prior to entering the training program. Selection criteria will include: 1) strong interest in research and desire for a career in academic veterinary medicine; 2) academic credentials and performance during clinical training/residency; and 3) desirable personal characteristics, including integrity, perseverance, and oral and written communications skills. The training program is located in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota and is directed by Dr. Cathy Carlson and co-director Dr. David Brown. Thirty-two faculty mentors, all members of the Comparative and Molecular Biosciences (CMB) graduate program, will participate in the training program. These individuals represent a diverse group of disciplines, including pharmacology, cell biology, infectious disease, neurobiology, physiology, genetics, molecular biology, and orthopedics. Trainees without a PhD degree will pursue a PhD in the CMB graduate program, a well-organized, multidisciplinary graduate program that was created to focus graduate education efforts by faculty interested in comparative biomedical sciences and the molecular mechanisms responsible for human and animal health and disease. The goal of the CMB graduate program is to provide students with the broad-based knowledge, quality communication skills, and advanced research training essential for a career as an independent investigator.