Research Training in Nuclear Molecular Imaging

描述（由申请人提供）：该计划的目的是提供核/分子成像研究技术的培训经验，以及相关核医学科学的工作知识，希望成为放射性同位素分子成像研究人员的医生。在这些领域接受过培训的医生将最有能力确定该领域未来的研究方向。拟议的计划包括核医学科学基础的正式培训，由受训者的兴趣和目标定义的选定领域的高级正式培训，以及以指导研究项目或项目形式的扩展研究经验，这些项目将跨越他/她在该计划中的任期。拟议的培训计划将以哈佛医学院核医学联合计划为基础。 该计划包括核医学和六个主要哈佛教学医院以及大学本身的相关活动。该联合计划及其附属机构包括一个核医学住院医师计划以及几个针对科学家和研究生的NIH培训计划，从而为拟议计划中的学员提供了大量的同行，与他们分享经验和知识。该计划由29名活跃的研究人员和从业人员组成，是培训医生研究人员的独特资源。这些教师监督一些联邦资助的研究项目，学员可以参加。培训经验预计将延长两年以上。第一年申请三个职位，第二年至第五年共申请六个受训名额。 通过哈佛医学院核医学联合项目提供给拟议项目的资源在教师规模、研究活动范围和教师的教学/指导经验方面是独一无二的。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The purpose of the program here proposed is to provide training experience in the techniques of nuclear/molecular imaging research as well as a working knowledge of related nuclear medical science to physicians who wish to become researchers in molecular imaging with radioisotopes. Physicians who are trained in these areas will be in the best position to define the future research directions in the field. The proposed program includes formal training in the fundamentals of nuclear medical science, advanced formal training in selected areas defined by the trainee's interests and goals and an extended research experience in the form of a mentored research project, or projects, that will span his/her tenure in the program. The proposed training program will be based in Harvard Medical School's Joint Program in Nuclear Medicine. This program encompasses Nuclear Medicine and related activities in six major Harvard teaching hospitals as well as the University itself. The joint program and its affiliates includes a nuclear medicine residency program as well as several NIH training programs for scientists as well as graduate students thereby giving trainees in the proposed program a large pool of peers with whom to share experience and knowledge. The program faculty consisting of 29 active researchers and practitioners is a unique resource for the training of physician-researchers. These faculty supervise a number of federally funded research programs in which trainees may participate. The training experience is expected to extend over two years. Three positions are requested during the first year with a total of six trainee slots requested during year 2 through year 5. The resources available to the proposed program through the Harvard Medical School Joint Program in Nuclear Medicine are unique in terms of faculty size, extent of research activities and teaching/ mentoring experience of the faculty.