Fanning S, Whyte P, O'Mahony M
Herd & Veterinary Public Health Section, Centres for Food Safety and Food-borne Zoonomics, UCD Veterinary Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Rev Sci Tech. 2009 Aug;28(2):575-82. doi: 10.20506/rst.28.2.1905.
The role played by the veterinary profession in protecting animal and public health, along with food safety, is unique. Thus, it is important that veterinarians have the necessary knowledge to be pro-active in responding to the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. Many current veterinary educational programmes do not attempt to enhance the understanding of undergraduate students of this complex situation. As a first step, a modern veterinary education programme should provide students with a holistic view of the ecology of resistance and clearly describe how antimicrobial resistance emerges. Understanding the relationships between drug use, natural selection and antimicrobial-resistant organisms, as well as gene mobilisation and recombination, and how these contribute to the emergence of resistant organisms are important facets of a modern veterinary education.
兽医行业在保护动物和公众健康以及食品安全方面所发挥的作用是独一无二的。因此，兽医具备必要的知识以积极应对抗菌药物耐药性的出现至关重要。当前许多兽医教育项目并未试图增强本科学生对这种复杂情况的理解。作为第一步，现代兽医教育项目应向学生提供关于耐药性生态的整体观点，并清晰描述抗菌药物耐药性是如何产生的。理解药物使用、自然选择与抗菌药物耐药生物之间的关系，以及基因转移和重组，以及这些如何导致耐药生物的出现，是现代兽医教育的重要方面。
