Postgraduate Training Program in Medical Imaging (PTPMI)

项目摘要/摘要 医学影像专业研究生培训计划(PTPMI)为新近毕业的博士毕业生提供 与正常和病理生理功能相关的医学成像技术研究培训 应用于核医学(PET和SPECT)、磁共振成像(MRI)、光学成像、图像 处理和人工智能(AI)。医学影像科学领域的重要性已经被 国家生物医学成像和生物工程研究所(NIBIB)的成立认可了这一点。 在医学成像科学中，成像研究和技术以及最近的人工智能 彻底改变了放射学的实践。学员学习后可进入医学影像研究领域 直接专注于放射科学的课程或在获得物理学博士学位后 科学、数学、生物物理学或计算机科学。具有成熟的专业兴趣的MDS 定量成像研究也被鼓励应用。 PTPMI通过定制和多样化的方式为学员提供创新的培训和强大的背景 指导以及有组织的教学课程和研讨会，使毕业生能够批判性地评估 并形成自己的研究思路。受训者参与前沿研究，与 有机会与世界一流的多机构教职员工互动，结合以下资源 哈佛医学院(HMS)和哈佛附属教学医院。 这项计划的理由是基于几个因素：1)对基础科学家日益增长的需求 应用PET、SPECT、MR、CT和光学等方式进行的医学成像科学培训；2) 提供优秀的研究计划，为受训人员提供令人兴奋的成像机会 技术和人工智能；3)具有商业和原型成像的尖端设施的可用性 系统；4)一群异常强大和多样化的导师，此外，还有一支提供 额外的专业知识和扩大学员可接触的范围；以及5)长期的、多样化的 在马萨诸塞州综合医院(MGH)以及HMS、其他HMS-附属医院内的协作 医院、哈佛大学和麻省理工学院。 在过去的供资期间，PTPMI的特点是在以下方面取得了异常强劲的成果 包容性和多样性，32%的T32实习生URM和36%的女性，以及职业方面 结果：60%的T32校友在学术职位上，40%在工业研发职位上，所有这些领域 与NIBIB在生物医学成像和生物工程技术方面的优先事项直接相关。

PROJECT SUMMARY / ABSTRACT The Postgraduate Training Program in Medical Imaging (PTPMI) provides recent doctoral graduates with research training in medical imaging technology as it pertains to normal and pathophysiological functions applied to nuclear medicine (PET and SPECT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Optical Imaging, Image Processing and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The importance of the field of Medical Imaging Sciences has been recognized by the establishment of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB). And within medical imaging science, imaging research and technology and more recently AI have revolutionized the practice of Radiology. Trainees 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. MDs with established professional interest in quantitative imaging research are also encouraged to apply. The PTPMI provides trainees an innovative training and strong background via customized and diverse mentoring as well as structured didactic courses and seminars, enabling graduates to critically evaluate the field and develop their own research ideas. Trainees participate in leading--‐edge research, with the opportunity to interact with a world--‐class multi-institutional 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 medical imaging sciences applied in modalities such as PET, SPECT, MR, CT and optical; 2) the availability of outstanding research programs that provide exciting opportunities for trainees in imaging technologies and AI; 3) the availability of cutting-edge facilities with commercial and prototype imaging systems; 4) an unusually strong and diverse 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 HMS, other HMS--‐affiliated hospitals, Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). PTPMI has been characterized over the past funding period by exceptionally strong outcomes in terms of inclusion and diversity with 32% of T32 trainees URM and 36% women, as well as in terms of career outcomes with 60% T32 alumni in academic positions and 40% in industrial R&D positions, all in areas directly related to NIBIB priorities in biomedical imaging and bioengineering technologies.