Postgraduate Training Program in Medical Imaging (PTPMI)

描述（由申请人提供）：医学成像研究生培训计划（PTPMI）为最近的博士毕业生提供医学成像研究培训，目前应用于核医学（PET和SPECT），磁共振成像（MRI）和计算机断层扫描（CT）等学科。放射科学领域的重要性已经通过建立国家生物医学成像和生物工程研究所（NIBIB）得到了认可。在放射科学中，医学成像研究已经彻底改变了放射学的实践。科学家可以进入医学成像研究领域后，直接专注于放射科学的课程学习或获得物理科学，数学，生物物理学或计算机科学博士学位后。PTPMI将通过结构化的教学课程和研讨会为学员提供强大的背景，使毕业生能够批判性地评估该领域并制定自己的研究思路。学员将参与前沿研究，有机会与世界一流的教师互动，结合了哈佛医学院（HMS）和哈佛附属教学医院的资源。该计划的基本原理基于以下几个因素：1）对接受过放射科学培训的基础科学家的需求日益增长（PET，MR，CT和光学），包括结构，功能和分子成像; 2）优秀的研究计划，为学员提供令人兴奋的机会的可用性; 3）现代设备齐全的设施和原型成像系统的可用性; 4）一个非常强大的导师组，此外，一个教师谁提供额外的专业知识和扩大接触范围提供给学员;和5）长期的，多样化的合作，无论是在马萨诸塞州总医院（MGH）以及哈佛核医学联合项目，哈佛医学院（HMS），其他HMS附属医院，哈佛大学和马萨诸塞州理工学院（MIT）。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Postgraduate Training Program in Medical Imaging (PTPMI) provides recent doctoral graduates with research training in medical imaging, as currently applied to disciplines such as nuclear medicine (PET and SPECT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT). The importance of the field of Radiological Sciences has been recognized by the establishment of National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB). And within radiological science, medical imaging research has revolutionized the practice of radiology. Scientists may enter the field of medical imaging research after study of a curriculum that focuses directly on radiological science or after earning a doctoral degree in the physical sciences, mathematics, biophysics, or computer science. The PTPMI will provide trainees a strong background via structured didactic courses and seminars, enabling graduates to critically evaluate the field and formulate their own research ideas. Trainees will participate in leading-edge research, with the opportunity to interact with a world-class faculty in a setting that combines the resources of the Harvard Medical School (HMS), and the Harvard-affiliated Teaching Hospitals. The rationale for this program is based on several factors: 1) the growing need for basic scientists with training in radiological science (PET, MR, CT and optical) including structural, functional, and molecular imaging; 2) the availability of outstanding research programs that provide exciting opportunities for trainees; 3) the availability of modern well-equipped facilities and prototypes imaging systems; 4) an unusually strong group of mentors and, in addition, a faculty who provide additional expertise and extend the range of contacts available to trainees; and 5) long-standing, diverse collaborations, both within the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) as well as the Harvard Joint Program in Nuclear Medicine, Harvard Medical School (HMS), other HMS-affiliated hospitals, Harvard University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).