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. This program has been training 83, 21, 26 and 10 DVM students in summer research, DVM/MS-LAM, DVM/ MPH and DVM/MS-CBS programs, respectively since 2007 with 55 students still at TCSVM. The graduates of these programs are serving in US Army Veterinary Corps (4), enrolled in LAM residency program (6), conducting biomedical research (9), received Fogarty Clinical fellowship (2), enrolled in PhD program (5) or joined government agencies (2). The trainees published 5 peer-reviewed manuscripts and presented 22 abstracts in national and international scientific meetings. The goal of the program is considered to have been achieved as evidenced by the number of trainees recruited in the program and the activities of the graduates.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA592604

Entities

People

  • M. S. Anwer

Organizations

  • Tufts University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animal Diseases
  • Biomedical Research
  • Birds
  • Cells
  • Fish
  • Habitats
  • Health Services
  • Lymphatic Diseases
  • Stem Cells
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Education

Readers

  • STEM Education

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology