SUMMER RESEARCH TRAINING OF VETERINARY MEDICAL STUDENTS

兽医学生暑期研究培训

• 批准号: 6788791
• 负责人: Donald L Reynolds
• 金额: $ 7.44万
• 依托单位: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-09-01 至 2005-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6788791
• 关键词: SUMMER; RESEARCH; TRAINING; VETERINARY; MEDICAL

A critical shortage of veterinary-trained biomedical researchers has been identified by multiple committees of the National Academies of Science. Our proposal of the Summer Research Training Program for Veterinary Medical Students, referred to as the "Veterinary Scholars Program," seeks to address this problem through an experiential learning opportunity. We expect that hands-on research experience that occurs early in the curriculum will expand veterinary students' awareness of careers in biomedical and veterinary research. A key to this development will be matching highly qualified veterinary students with biomedical researchers within the veterinary research community in Ames, Iowa. This includes researchers in the Colleges of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, and the U. S. Department of Agriculture National Animal Disease Center. The students will experience research-intensive environments, exposure to successful research role models and a quality seminar series addressing significant issues in veterinary and comparative medical research. These topics include ethical issues in research, animal use and care, experimental and statistical design, and appropriate interpretation of data. Small group journal clubs will address critical review of articles and reinforce topics from lectures. The students will also take field trips to learn about cutting edge technologies utilized in research and to experience first hand the role that veterinarians play in laboratory animal medicine and public health. At the conclusion of the program, students will participate in the "ISU Veterinary Summer Scholars Research Day:" a formal poster session in which students present their findings to researchers and fellow students from all of the participating laboratories. Students for this program will be selected from first and second year classes in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University. Additionally, we will recruit veterinary students of under-represented groups across the United States. The impact of the program in encouraging veterinary medical students will be assessed each year and four years after graduation to determine the extent to which it has influenced graduates to pursue career in biomedical research. The College is supportive and is committing up to $25,000 per year. The high caliber of veterinary medical students, the outstanding faculty, and a supportive research environment with a well-established summer research training program make Iowa State University an ideal place to provide training in biomedical sciences for future veterinarians.

美国国家科学院多个委员会发现，经过兽医培训的生物医学研究人员严重短缺。 我们提出的兽医学生夏季研究培训计划（称为“兽医学者计划”）旨在通过体验式学习机会解决这一问题。 我们期望课程早期的实践研究经验将扩大兽医学生对生物医学和兽医研究职业的认识。 这一发展的关键是将高素质的兽医学生与爱荷华州艾姆斯兽医研究界的生物医学研究人员进行匹配。 其中包括兽医学院和农业学院以及美国农业部国家动物疾病中心的研究人员。 学生将体验研究密集型环境，接触成功的研究榜样，并参加一系列高质量的研讨会，解决兽医和比较医学研究中的重大问题。 这些主题包括研究、动物使用和护理、实验和统计设计以及数据的适当解释中的伦理问题。 小组期刊俱乐部将对文章进行批判性评论并强化讲座中的主题。学生们还将进行实地考察，了解研究中使用的尖端技术，并亲身体验兽医在实验动物医学和公共卫生中发挥的作用。项目结束时，学生将参加“ISU 兽医暑期学者研究日”：一个正式的海报会议，学生在会上向所有参与实验室的研究人员和同学展示他们的发现。 该项目的学生将从爱荷华州立大学兽医学院的一年级和二年级班级中选拔。此外，我们还将招募美国各地代表性不足群体的兽医学生。 该计划在鼓励兽医学生方面的影响将每年和毕业后四年进行评估，以确定该计划对毕业生从事生物医学研究职业的影响程度。 学院给予支持并承诺每年高达 25,000 美元。 高素质的兽医学生、优秀的师资队伍、支持性的研究环境以及完善的夏季研究培训计划，使爱荷华州立大学成为为未来提供生物医学科学培训的理想场所 兽医。