Research Training in Nuclear Molecular Imaging

描述（由申请人提供）：这里提出的计划的目的是为希望成为放射性同位素分子成像研究人员的医生提供核/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。在这些领域受过培训的医生将处于确定该领域未来研究方向的最佳位置。拟议的项目包括核医学基础的正式培训，根据受训者的兴趣和目标确定的选定领域的高级正式培训，以及以一个或多个指导研究项目的形式扩展的研究经验，这些项目将跨越他/她在项目中的任期。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相关活动在六个主要的哈佛教学医院以及大学本身。这个联合项目及其附属项目包括一个核医学住院医师项目，以及NIH为科学家和研究生提供的几个培训项目，从而为拟议项目中的受训人员提供了一个庞大的同行库，与他们分享经验和知识。该项目由29名活跃的研究人员和从业人员组成，是培养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，受训者可以参加这些项目。培训经验预计将延长两年以上。第一年申请3个职位，第2年至第5年总共申请6个培训生职位。

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.