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Journal of Veterinary Medical Education, Vol 31, Issue 4, 425-434
Copyright © 2004 by Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges

RESEARCH AND EDUCATION REPORTS

The Clinician Investigator program in companion animal internal medicine at north Carolina State University

SE Bunch, RB Ford, EC Hawkins, MW Jackson, SL Vaden, and EB Breitschwerdt

Department of Clinial Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA.

A retrospective study was conducted to describe the development and evolution of the combined internal medicine/PhD program, the Clinician Investigator (CI) Program, at North Carolina State University. Separate survey instruments were developed for individuals who had committed to completing both the residency and PhD components and for graduate advisors of individuals who were granted the PhD degree. Results are summarized here. Most CIs reported believing that each component of the program (clinical training and research training) provided mutual benefits and that their teaching skills were enhanced, particularly as a result of instructing students in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Opinions among both the CIs and the graduate advisors were divided about the benefits of a combined program compared with a sequential program; however, all but one of 11 CIs who completed the survey would enroll in the combined program again. The graduate advisors were overwhelming positive about the CIs they had advised and indicated that they would welcome a CI as a PhD student in their laboratory again. Suggested areas for improvement included guaranteed salary/stipend support for the average time to completion (six years) instead of for five years, as well as more emphasis on and guidance in identifying a graduate advisor earlier in the CI program so as to smooth the transition between the clinical and research training components of the program. It is hoped that other training programs will benefit from the summary of our experience with this program.


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