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The Cornell Center for Animal Resources and Education Training Team
Mission
Be role models for the responsible use of animals.
Emphasize the importance of minimizing pain and distress in the animals used for teaching and research; make animal comfort a priority during training classes.
Accommodate the needs of our trainees and guide them towards competency on the procedures required to accomplish their research goals.
Promote the 3 Rs (Replace, Reduce and Refine) through the use of inanimate models for hands-on training.
General Concept for Training with Translational Training Tools™
Translational Training Tools
The 3 Ts is a method used to provide training to individuals working with animals in research, testing and teaching settings. The 3 Ts incorporates simple, inexpensive, and effective hand-crafted tools to teach and encourage practice of non-surgical and surgical procedures, prior to conducting similar training and practice on live animals. We believe that when hands-on training is performed on a live animal too early in the trainee’s learning process; the teaching exercise is potentially compromised in multiple ways. The 3 Ts tools and training methods were developed to address several of the gaps that exist in the current methods of hands-on training for individuals learning to perform techniques on live animals. Using the 3 Ts teaching methods, trainees translate the skills they have learned on the 3 Ts inanimate training tools to successful practice on a live animal.
Recipes for Crafting Your Own Purpose-Specific Training Tools Volumes 1 and 2
- The Joy of Training Cookbook - Volume 1: Recipes for Crafting Your Own Purpose-Specific Training Tools for Non-Surgical Procedures
- English Version
- French Version - Coming Soon
- The Joy of Training Cookbook - Volume 2: Recipes for Crafting Your Own Purpose-Specific Training Tools for Surgery Practice
- English Version
- French Version - Coming Soon
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