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PhD, Director, Center for Comparative Medicine, (530) 752-1245.The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.Graduate Program in Comparative MedicineDirector: Douglas D. McGregor, M.D., D.Phil.Contact: Ms. Casey Isham, Graduate Education CoordinatorPhone: (607) 253-3276E-mail: graduate_edcvm@cornell.eduWebsite: http://www.vet.cornell.edu/public/research/gradEd/compmedguide.htmlAddress: Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine; Office of Graduate Education, SchurmanHall S3-016; Box 38;Ithaca, NY 14853-2602Program Description:An extensive description of this program is available athttp://www.vet.cornell.edu/public/research/gradEd/compmedguide.htmlThe Program for Veterinary Scientist/Scholars combines faculty mentoring with formal instruction and avariety of professional enrichment activities. The latter have been selected for their value in developingthe trainee's critical capacity and scholarly skills. Special features of the program include its focus on thedelivery of training at a high level; the development of critical thinking and communications skills, andprovisions that enable participating students to maintain their professional skills while simultaneouslygaining experience in basic research. Trainees move progressively toward independence.The Graduate Program in Comparative Medicine is a cooperative learning experience: it involvesthe trainee, his or her mentor, the trainee's Special Graduate Committee, and the Executive Committee.Entry level students rotate through the laboratories of several eligible faculty members before selectingthe individual who will serve as their Special Committee Chair. Rotations are arranged throughconsultation with the Program Director and the Graduate Faculty Representative of the trainee's field ofstudy.Approximately fifteen members of the College of Veterinary Medicine faculty who were partiesto the NIH proposal that defined the Graduate Program in Comparative Medicine are eligible to serve asstudent mentors. All were recipients of individual NIH research grants when the proposal was submitted.Their eligibility to accept newly enrolled trainees is predicated on their maintaining that support. Theirresearch interests span several disciplines and a variety of research topics. They include molecularbiology, cell biology, reproductive biology, oncology, immunol ogy virology, and parasitology.166