During the summer break, the Island Veterinary Scholars Program (IVSP) immerses interested veterinary students in hypothesis-based research. The DVM program includes instruction on research design, ethics, and laboratory techniques currently used in SVM research. The program exposes all participants to a variety of Grenada-focused research currently underway on the island. Participants are aligned with a faculty-mentored IVSP-approved research project and proceed to own their part of the project, from literature search to present their findings at the sponsored symposium held in the USA. The IVSP encompasses an entire summer program of ten (10) weeks by providing interactive lectures on scientific writing and guest speakers to discuss a variety of veterinary and OHOM topics (e.g., IACUC [Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee], government-based research and public health implications of research), research-related field trips and laboratory-based workshops to teach a variety of research-related techniques.