Research Training for Radiology Residents, San Antonio, Texas

描述（由申请人提供）：拟议培训计划的总体目标是培养从事转化生物医学成像研究的内科科学家。这一目标将通过一个独特的6年住院医师/博士培训计划来实现，该计划将放射学住院医师与成像科学博士学位相结合（Rahal et al., 2007）。该培训项目由位于圣安东尼奥的德克萨斯大学健康科学中心（UTHSCSA）主办，该中心是一家大型研究型机构，拥有出色的成像研究资源和悠久的联邦资助成像研究历史。UTHSCSA的放射学住院医师/博士课程包括三个临床年（PGY- 1， -5和-6），一个教学年（PGY-2）和两个论文研究年（PGY-3, -4）。临床培训是通过德克萨斯大学健康科学中心（UTHSCSA）的放射住院医师进行的。影像科学课程是通过生物医学科学研究生院的放射科学项目提供的，该项目是美国医学物理协会批准的项目。论文研究指导由主要导师和联合导师共同提供。主要的导师是经验丰富的影像研究教师，他们在促进年轻的职业发展方面有着良好的记录。联合导师是指来自不同院系、中心和研究所的临床或基础科学研究教员，他们既有丰富的指导经验，也有与主要导师成功进行影像研究合作的记录。这个为期6年的住院医师/博士路径符合美国放射学委员会（ABR）霍尔曼路径的指导方针。住院医师/博士项目目前已进入第11个年头，每年通过国家住院医师匹配计划招收一名住院医师/博士实习生。该课程的申请者将坚定地致力于学术事业，选择高要求的六年培训经历，为当今竞争激烈的研究领域做好最佳准备。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overall goal of the proposed training program is to train physician scientists for careers in translational biomedical imaging research. This goal will be met through a unique 6-year, residency/PhD training program, which combines a radiology residency with a doctoral degree in imaging science (Rahal et al., 2007). This training program is hosted by the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), a large, research-oriented institution with outstanding imaging-research resources and a long history of federally funded, imaging research. UTHSCSA's radiology residency/PhD program consists of three clinical years (PGY- 1, -5, and -6), one didactic year (PGY-2) and two dissertation-research years (PGY-3, -4). Clinical training is via the Radiology Residency of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Scan Antonio (UTHSCSA). Coursework in imaging science is provided through the Radiological Sciences Program of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, an American Association of Medical Physics approved program. Dissertation-research mentoring is provided by a combination of primary mentors and co-mentors. Primary mentors are experienced imaging-research faculty with a track record of promoting young careers. Co-mentors are established clinical or basic-science research faculty from a variety of departments, centers and institutes with a track record both of significant mentoring experience and of successful imaging-research collaborations with primary mentors. This 6-year residency/PhD pathway complies with the guidelines of the Holman Pathway of the American Board of Radiology (ABR). The Residency/PhD program is currently entering its eleventh year, admitting one residency/PhD trainee per year via the National Resident Matching Program. Applicants to this program are deeply committed to academic careers, choosing a demanding six-year training experience to optimally prepare themselves for today's highly competitive research arena.