National Need and Priorities for Veterinarians in Biomedical Research

The report identified various factors which contributed to creating an unfulfilled need for veterinarians in the biomedical research workforce, including an increase in the number of NIH grants utilizing animals and the burgeoning use of transgenic rodents, without a comparable change in the supply of appropriately-trained veterinarians. The committee developed strategies for recruiting more veterinarians into careers in biomedical research.National Research Council Staff is the author of 'National Need and Priorities for Veterinarians in Biomedical Research', published 2004 under ISBN 9780309090834 and ISBN 0309090830.