Abstract
Publisher Summary This chapter presents an overview of bridging basic science and clinical medicine. During the past century, advances in medical knowledge have contributed not only to basic science but also to clinical medicine. With respect to veterinary medicine, biomedical research on experimentalanimal subjects along with basic science using nonanimal methods have enhanced understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology of animal health and disease. Because a vast database has been generated from animal-based experiments designed primarily to benefit human health and well-being, parallel benefits have been accorded to animals. Over the years, individuals with specific interests have developed expertise in defined fields of veterinary medicine. These pioneers, through teaching seminars at regional and national meetings, writing scientific medical articles and textbooks, and training interns, residents, and other graduates, served as mentors for the formal definition of veterinary medical specialties. Epidemiologic and demographic studies of human populations have yielded important information about worldwide trends in human health and disease, and have contributed to the long-standing debate about the relative influences of environment and genetics on such factors as intelligence, behavior, physical characteristics, and longevity.
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