Research Education Program for Laboratory Animal Medicine Veterinarians (R25)

描述(申请人提供)：拥有高级实验动物医学教育的兽医是唯一有资格在学术界、政府和工业界领导和支持基于动物的生物医学研究的关键角色。这些角色包括维持实验室动物健康；动物资源运营和管理；提供关于动物模型的专家建议；遵守法规；协作研究支持，以及作为首席研究员的重点研究。个别兽医可能会在他们的远景计划中扮演这些不同的角色中的一部分或全部。斯坦福大学在实验动物医学方面的教育研究项目相当“年轻”，始于2006年，但到目前为止已经培养出了四(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。此应用程序的培训计划将在后面详细描述，并由和提供支持 由斯坦福大学兽医服务中心(VSC)管理，目前每年培训约一(1)名兽医，每人参加为期三年的博士后培训计划。指导和参与该计划的教员、行政、动物饲养和实验室设施、多样化的研究计划、多样化的饲养物种以及有效的动物护理和使用计划已经到位。该计划现在处于有利地位，可以很容易地容纳额外的三(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，导致至少一篇第一作者论文发表在同行评议的期刊上，大量临床接触广泛的动物研究模型，深入的解剖学、组织学和临床病理学培训，以及为美国实验动物医学院(ACLAM)认证考试的教学准备。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紧密对应的教育体验。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的研究论文并在国家会议上发表了报告，而且所有人目前都全职从事研究支持工作：三(3)人在学术机构，一(1)在行业。斯坦福项目的成功导致该项目合格申请者的数量迅速增加。2010年，17名候选人申请2011年夏季开始的两(2)个职位。

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.