Cross-Disciplinary Research Training for Veterinary Students

兽医学生跨学科研究培训

• 批准号: 10666627
• 负责人: Cheryl A London
• 金额: $ 8.57万
• 依托单位: TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-07-15 至 2027-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10666627
• 关键词: Biomedical Research; Biotechnology; Canada; Cardiovascular Diseases; Clinical Sciences; Communicable Diseases; Data; Device or Instrument Development; Education; Ensure; Evaluation; Exposure to; Goals; Institution; Laboratories; London; Manuscripts; Massachusetts; Medicine; Mentors; New England; Oncology; Preparation; Productivity; Questionnaires; Recording of previous events; Reporting; Reproducibility; Research; Research Contracts; Research Training; Review Literature; Science; Series; Structure; Students; Technology; Toxicology; Training; Translational Research; Universities; Veterinarians; Veterinary Medicine; Veterinary Schools; Visit; Work; Writing; career; comparative; drug development; experience; field trip; industry partner; microbiome; process improvement; programs; recruit; responsible research conduct; summer research; symposium

PROGRAM SUMMARY The purpose of this new T35 short-term training proposal is to provide veterinary students with an opportunity to perform mentored research over the summer months within the context of a structured educational framework, thereby introducing them to career options based in biomedical science. To accomplish this, we have created an integrated program across Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine (TUCSVM) and the Division of Comparative Medicine at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (DCM-MIT) that permits broad exposure to research involving infectious disease, microbiome, comparative oncology, cardiovascular disease, toxicology, drug and device development, among others. This new program builds on the combined experiences of the mPIs (Drs. Cheryl London and Kelly Metcalf Pate) and leverages a lengthy history of actively engaging DVM students to participate in a variety of research endeavors at both institutions. First- and second-year veterinary students will be recruited from TUCSVM as well as from the larger landscape of veterinary schools across the US and Canada to work with 30 mentors representing a wide array of biomedical research. In addition to standard activities covering responsible conduct of research, formulating a hypothesis/experimental plan, ensuring rigor and reproducibility of data, and critical review of the literature, students will have organized field trips to visit unique facilities at the host institutions including the New England Regional Biocontainment Laboratory, the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, local industry partners (Pfizer, Sanofi, Takeda), and contract research organization (Charles River, Jackson Laboratories, CBSET). They will also participate in the weekly Summer Research Seminar Series featuring veterinarians actively engaged in biomedical research across academic centers and the biotechnology sector. All students will participate in the annual National Veterinary Scholars Symposium to ensure wide scientific exposure and provide an opportunity for networking. Trainees are also expected to complete a final written report summarizing their findings and contribute to associated manuscript preparation and editing with their mentors. Programmatic impact will be assessed through a detailed questionnaire administered before and after completion of the program, with the goal of engaging in yearly process improvement to enhance student experience. Longitudinal tracking of students through completion of the DVM program and for another 10 years thereafter will provide a formal mechanism to determine retention within the biomedical work force. Yearly formal assessments by the External Advisory Council will facilitate objective evaluation of milestones and input regarding programmatic structure. Given that this is a new collaborative endeavor, 8 students will be accepted for the first 3 years, with expansion to 10 students in the remaining two years as the program is optimized. Importantly, this collaborative effort will inspire DVM students to consider a career in science through productive, positive immersive experiences led by successful and engaging mentors.

计划概要 这个新的T35短期培训计划的目的是为兽医学生提供一个机会 在结构化教育背景下在夏季进行指导性研究 框架，从而向他们介绍基于生物医学的职业选择。为了实现这一目标，我们 在塔夫茨大学卡明斯兽医学院创建了一个综合项目 (TUCSVM) 和麻省理工学院比较医学部 (DCM-MIT) 允许广泛接触涉及传染病、微生物组、比较肿瘤学、 心血管疾病、毒理学、药物和设备开发等。这个新程序构建 基于 mPI（Cheryl London 博士和 Kelly Metcalf Pate 博士）的综合经验，并利用了长期 积极让 DVM 学生参与两个机构的各种研究活动的历史。 一年级和二年级兽医学生将从 TUCSVM 以及更大范围内招募 美国和加拿大的兽医学校与代表广泛领域的 30 名导师合作 生物医学研究。除了涵盖负责任的研究行为的标准活动外，还制定 假设/实验计划，确保数据的严谨性和可重复性，以及对文献的批判性审查， 学生将组织实地考察，参观主办机构的独特设施，包括新英格兰大学 区域生物防护实验室、塔夫茨临床和转化科学研究所、当地工业 合作伙伴（辉瑞、赛诺菲、武田）和合同研究组织（查尔斯河、杰克逊实验室、 CBSET）。他们还将参加每周由兽医参加的夏季研究研讨会系列 积极参与学术中心和生物技术领域的生物医学研究。所有学生 将参加年度全国兽医学者研讨会，以确保广泛的科学接触和 提供建立人际网络的机会。学员还应完成最终书面报告 总结他们的发现，并与导师一起为相关的手稿准备和编辑做出贡献。 计划影响将通过之前和之后进行的详细调查问卷进行评估 完成该计划，目标是每年进行流程改进，以提高学生的能力 经验。纵向跟踪学生完成 DVM 课程以及另外 10 个课程 数年后将提供一个正式机制来确定生物医学劳动力的保留。 外部咨询委员会每年进行的正式评估将有助于对里程碑进行客观评估 以及有关程序结构的输入。鉴于这是一项新的合作项目，8 名学生将 前 3 年被录取，余下两年扩大至 10 名学生，因为该项目 优化。重要的是，这种合作努力将激励 DVM 学生考虑从事以下职业： 在成功且有吸引力的导师的带领下，通过富有成效、积极的沉浸式体验来学习科学。