Multidisciplinary Training in Image Guided Therapy

描述(由申请人提供)：我们要求在布里格姆妇女医院继续进行R25 CA089017，图像引导治疗(IGT)的多学科培训。随着第二个周期接近尾声，我们渴望在培训医学和博士研究员治疗癌症和癌症相关疾病的影像引导治疗的原则和实践方面继续取得成功的记录。为此，我们准备了一份保留了培训计划最成功特征的申请，其中包括在国家图像引导治疗中心(www.ncigt.org)(P41 EB015898，以前的P41 RR019703)以及医院社区其他相关领域进行的最新研究。NCIGT为临床研究人员、生物医学工程师和基础科学家提供了一个独特的集中式基础设施，以促进和推进主要针对癌症检测、诊断和治疗的IGT方法和相关临床应用。研究员通过七个培训单元获得NCIGT的努力和新的创新技术：1)成像；2)计算；3)肿瘤消融；4)聚焦超声；5)图像引导神经外科；6)图像引导的前列腺治疗；以及7)高级多模式图像引导手术(AMIGO)套件。Amigo是我们在Brigham致力于图像引导治疗的新操作套件，是研究员接受教育和培训以及启动和完成专注于癌症的研究项目的主要区域。在这个为期两年的奖学金开始时，学员与PI、教育署署长和一名资深教员/导师一起工作，以量身定制最符合个人需求和职业目标的教育计划。研究员在专注于癌症研究的特定领域时，同时接触到专门和说教课程。额外的导师是根据“个人培训计划”分配的。虽然每个培训计划都是独一无二的，但所有研究员都被要求参与一个持续时间相当长的研究项目，并提交一份“模拟”或真正的NIH拨款申请，供内部评估和审查。PI、咨询委员会、高级导师和其他导师(取决于研究主题)参与这些审查。PI和咨询委员会还通过以下方式提供监督和战略规划：1)制定和完善一般招聘计划，以及针对服务不足的人群和妇女的计划；2)评估课程设计和内容；3)确定IGT研究和培训的趋势；以及4)就项目中研究员的选择和安置提出建议。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): We are requesting a continuation of R25 CA089017, Multidisciplinary Training in Image-guided Therapy (IGT) at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. As we close in on the end of the second cycle, we are eager to continue on a successful track record in training MD and PhD fellows in the principles and practices of image-guided therapy for the treatment of cancer and cancer- related illnesses. To this end, we have prepared an application that has retained the most successful features of the training program that includes the most recent research occurring within the National Center for Image Guided Therapy (www.ncigt.org) (P41 EB015898, previously P41 RR019703) as well as in other relevant areas of the hospital community. The NCIGT provides a unique centralized infrastructure for clinical investigators, biomedical engineers, and basic scientists in promoting and advancing IGT methods and related clinical applications primarily aimed at the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. Fellows have the NCIGT efforts and new innovative technologies made available to them through seven training units: 1) Imaging; 2) Computation; 3) Tumor Ablation; 4) Focused Ultrasound; 5) Image-guided Neurosurgery; 6) Image-guided Prostate Therapy; and 7) the Advanced Multimodality Image-Guided Operating (AMIGO) suite. The AMIGO, which is our new operating suite at the Brigham devoted to image-guided therapy, is a main area for Fellows to receive education and training and to initiate and complete cancer-focused research projects. At the outset of this two-year fellowship, trainees work with the PI, the Director of Education, and a senior faculty member/mentor to tailor an educational program that best meets the individual's needs and career goals. Fellows are exposed to both a specialized and a didactic curriculum, while concentrating on a specific area of cancer research. Additional mentors are assigned according to "Individual Training Plans." While each training program is unique, all fellows are required to engage in a research project of considerable duration and produce a "mock" or a real NIH grant application that is evaluated and reviewing internally. The PI, Advisory Committee, senior mentors, and other mentors, (depending on the research topic), take part in these reviews. The PI and Advisory Committee also provide oversight and strategic planning by 1) developing and refining a general recruitment plan and one targeted for underserved populations and women; 2) assessing curriculum design and content; 3) identifying trends in IGT research and training; and 4) making recommendations on the selection of fellows and placement in the program.