title: Providing stewardship and leadership for the future of veterinary medical research: a responsibility of the veterinary colleges.
abstract: As we contemplate responsibilities as well as opportunities in research, it is fair to begin by considering why research is, or should be, important to veterinary schools and colleges, to our profession, and to society. Veterinary research is conducted in many venues, such as colleges of veterinary medicine, veterinary science departments, comparative medicine departments, medical schools, and many other university departments, as well as in industry laboratories, governmental agencies, and other organizations. But schools and colleges of veterinary medicine have a unique and historic responsibility to ensure that our veterinary medical research programs are sufficient in quality, capacity, and depth to meet the research needs of our society. Consequently, my comments will be oriented toward veterinary schools and colleges.
authors.affiliation: School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin- Madison, 2015 Linden Drive West, Madison, WI 53706, USA. bussd@svm.vetmed
authors.forename: Daryl D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Buss
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research; D003479:Curriculum; D004520:Education, Veterinary; D005378:Financial Support; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D014481:United States; D018634:Veterinarians; D014730:Veterinary Medicine / Q000639:trends*