Veterinary Medical Scientist Research Training Program (VMSRTP)

To introduce veterinary students to research to stimulate career interest and
enhance professional relationships between research scientists and veterinarians.

The Veterinary Medical Student Research Training Program (VMSRTP) provides stipends to first- and second-year veterinary students for a summer research experience. Students are accepted from Texas A&M University and from other colleges of veterinary medicine.

Student fellows conduct full-time research during a 12-week period in the summer, with the advice and direction of a Faculty Mentor. Orientation to veterinary and biomedical research is provided, through weekly lunch seminars. Field trips to other research sites broaden and enrich the student's exposure to veterinary research. The VMSRTP concludes with a Research Conference and a closing Banquet. Student fellows are also strongly encouraged to participate in the Merial-NIH Veterinary Scholars Symposium with students from over 20 other colleges of veterinary medicine.

The VMSRTP Program is funded by awards from the National Institues of Health (NIH), the Merial Veterinary Scholars Program, the  Texas Veterinary Medical Foundation, and the William & Doris Klemm Fellowship, and by the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences.