Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agriculture, Uppsala, Sweden.
Department Population Health Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.
J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2022 Jan 1;61(1):15-20. doi: 10.30802/AALAS-JAALAS-21-000044. Epub 2021 Dec 8.
Laboratory animal medicine (LAM) is a corner stone of animal-based research and has been a veterinary specialty for over 60 y. Today 5 Colleges of LAM (American, European, Japanese, Korean, and Indian) that certify specialists (Diplomates) in LAM are members of the International Association of Colleges of LAM (IACLAM). Goals of IACLAM are to support the development of new Colleges of LAM, to harmonize expectations for the knowledge and skills of newly certified LAM Diplomate, and to harmonize the standards (best practices) for training and examination of candidates among the member Colleges. IACLAM recently conducted an in-depth review and comparison of oversight, training, credentialing, and examination standards in the 5 Colleges as part of an initiative to create a framework for harmonization and consistency for these activities across the 5 Colleges. The process has led to an agreement on recommendations for knowledge and skill requirements for a newly certified Diplomate, as described by each College in a detailed role delineation document (RDD). The RDD is based on task analyses of the work responsibilities of laboratory animal veterinary Diplomates. This agreement is an important step toward the goal of global harmonization of LAM Diplomate training. Further efforts are planned for areas such as training, research, publication, and examination. This paper describes the role and content of the RDD and lists the differences and similarities among the RDDs of 5 Colleges of LAM.
实验动物医学（LAM）是基于动物的研究的基石，已经成为兽医专业 60 多年的专业。今天，5 个 LAM 学院（美国、欧洲、日本、韩国和印度）认证 LAM 专家（专科医师），它们是国际 LAM 学院协会（IACLAM）的成员。IACLAM 的目标是支持新的 LAM 学院的发展，协调对新认证的 LAM 专科医师的知识和技能的期望，并协调成员学院之间的候选人培训和考试标准（最佳实践）。IACLAM 最近对 5 个学院的监督、培训、认证和考试标准进行了深入审查和比较，作为创建这些活动在 5 个学院之间协调一致框架的倡议的一部分。该过程导致了一项协议，即根据每个学院在详细角色描述文件（RDD）中描述的知识和技能要求，为新认证的专科医师推荐知识和技能要求。RDD 基于实验室动物兽医专科医师工作职责的任务分析。该协议是实现 LAM 专科医师培训全球协调的重要一步。计划在培训、研究、出版和考试等领域进一步努力。本文介绍了 RDD 的作用和内容，并列出了 5 个 LAM 学院的 RDD 之间的差异和相似之处。
