Comparative Medicine and Pathology Training

描述（由申请人提供）：比较医学和病理学培训项目于2003年秋季启动，为兽医提供最先进的研究培训。本申请要求持续支助五年，包括在方案的每一年支助五名受训人员。预计这些人中的大多数将在进入培训计划之前完成医学，外科或病理学的住院医师。入选标准将包括：1)对研究有浓厚兴趣，并希望从事兽医学学术工作；2)临床培训/住院医师期间的学历及表现；3)可取的个人品质，包括正直；

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.