Veterinary Research Manpower Development for Defense

Abstract

The long-term goal of this training program is to increase veterinary research manpower by providing research training to veterinary students. The program is expected to develop a pipeline of research-ready veterinarians to solve biodefense and public health problems facing the United States in general, and the U.S. armed forces in particular. The following training programs offered by Cummings school of veterinary medicine were proposed for this purpose: (1) Summer Research Program, (2) Four-year joint DVM/Master's degree in Public Health (DVM/MPH), (3) Four-year joint DVM/Master of Science degree in Laboratory Animal Medicine (DVM/MS-LAM), and (4) a Five-year joint DVM/MS in Biomedical Science (DVM/MS-BS). This progress report includes accomplishments achieved during the first year of this multi-year program in the following areas: Program Implementation, Recruitment, and Progress to Date. Reportable outcomes are as follows: (1) Two trainees were recruited in the DVM/MPH joint degree program, (2) One trainee was recruited in the DVM/MS-LAM joint degree program, (3) Seven trainees were recruited in the summer research program, and (4) One trainee joined the U.S. Army in 2007. The three trainees recruited in the joint degree program are continuing their training, and the 7 trainees recruited in the summer research program have completed their research projects. No publications have yet resulted from the research conducted by the trainees, however, the breadth of research conducted by them is revealed in the abstracts of their research project proposals, which are included in the appendix. No major problems were encountered with recruiting trainees or maintaining trainee interest in the program during the first year; hence, the investigators plan to continue the program as originally proposed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA475629

Entities

People

  • M. S. Anwer

Organizations

  • Tufts University

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Animals
  • Biomedical Research
  • Chain Reactions
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Domestic Animals
  • Health
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Livestock
  • Manpower
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Public Health
  • Students
  • United States
  • Virus Diseases
  • Wildlife

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  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Research Science/Academic Research
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology