The study, to be presented at the AAP National Conference & Exhibition in Washington, DC, was conducted by undergraduate student researchers participating in a
summer clinical research program at Cohen Children's Medical Center in New York in 2014.
Along with Sam Jones, also a professor in the Department of
Clinical Sciences, Gookin co-directs the
summer Veterinary Scholars
Program, which provides CVM students the ability to gain hands - on experience with specific
research projects.
The OVC has four academic departments (Biomedical Sciences,
Clinical Studies, Pathobiology, and Population Medicine) and in addition to the DVM degree, offers graduate programs for graduate diploma (GDip), MSc, Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of Biomedical Sciences (MBS), PhD, and Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc) degrees; clinical specialists - in - training programs; and the Summer Leadership and Research Program for DVM and BSc s
Clinical Studies, Pathobiology, and Population Medicine) and in addition to the DVM degree, offers graduate
programs for graduate diploma (GDip), MSc, Master of Public Health (MPH), Master of Biomedical Sciences (MBS), PhD, and Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc) degrees;
clinical specialists - in - training programs; and the Summer Leadership and Research Program for DVM and BSc s
clinical specialists - in - training
programs; and the
Summer Leadership and
Research Program for DVM and BSc students.
While still in law school, he represented clients in disability and discrimination cases as a member of Harvard's
clinical programs, worked as a
research assistant for Professor Christine Jolls and volunteered as a
summer legal intern at the Whitman - Walker Clinic, a community - based center providing a range of health care services in Washington, D.C.