ISTP BROCHURE
The Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, located in Bethesda,
Maryland, is the research hospital of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),
the Federal Government's primary agency for biomedical research. The Institutes
conduct clinical trials and related research projects in various medical
disciplines, and patients are referred from all parts of the United States and
from various foreign countries.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Imaging Sciences Training Program (ISTP) was created in 1998 to provide training opportunities in clinical and basic imaging research
available through the Clinical Center's four imaging departments: Diagnostic
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Positron Emission Tomography, and the Laboratory of
Diagnostic Radiology Research. Fellowships are one to four years in length.
Fellows will have the opportunity to develop basic research skills and
techniques by interaction with experts in the various disciplines and through
access to the latest in imaging technologies, housed on the NIH campus. Fellows
may participate in the research activities of their choice within the general
framework of the imaging science research. Senior scientists serve as mentors to
guide these research projects.
The ISTP emphasizes research in all aspects of clinical and
basic imaging sciences and image processing. Fellows have access to
state-of-the-art imaging and computer facilities found in the Clinical Center,
the In Vivo NMR Research Center, and basic science laboratories, including "hot"
and "cold" wet chemistry laboratories and tissue culture facilities.
Fellows are expected to perform peer-reviewed experimental and
clinical studies, which will allow them to explore the advantages of studying
normal and pathological conditions from bench to bedside, and back to bench.
This research philosophy is at the core of the best biomedical research in this
country.
PURPOSE
The foremost purpose of the ISTP is to provide formal research
training to radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians, so that they may
return to the academic community and sustain a productive research career by
successfully competing for grant support.
CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Fellows in the ISTP will have no formal clinical
responsibilities, unless they are research-project related. In such cases,
arrangements will be made for Fellows to obtain clinical privileges at the
Clinical Center, depending on their background, level of expertise, and
credentials. Radiologist and nuclear medicine physicians with appropriate
credentials can elect to have up to 20 percent of their time spent in routine
clinical care in one of the clinical sections of the four program
areas.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Fellows will participate in the imaging journal clubs, seminar
series, educational courses, and scientific research lectures. Fellows will be
required to enroll in courses offered at the NIH in biomedical statistics,
clinical core curriculum, image analysis, computer programming, animal care and
use, radiation safety, and grant preparation.
Fellows also have access to a large collection of journals and
books in the departments, as well as the NIH Library and the National Library of
Medicine.
THE WASHINGTON, DC COMMUNITY
Metropolitan Washington abounds in recreational and cultural opportunities. The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts offers the National Symphony Orchestra, ballet, opera, and drama. During the summer, musical an theatrical events are held at Wolf Trap Farm Park, a pleasant outdoor theater, surrounded by a 117-acre park. Professional sports events, including hockey,
football, soccer, baseball, and basketball are held year-round. The Potomac River offers canoeing, kayaking, and boating; a network of hiking trails along the river and Rock Creek Park attracts the serious hiker or jogger.
The area is forty-five minutes from the Chesapeake Bay and approximately a 2-1/2 hour drive to the ocean beaches or the Blue Ridge mountains and the Appalachian Trail.
The American College of Radiology is in located in nearby Reston, Virginia.
The National Institutes of Health does not discriminate in employment on grounds of sex, race, color, age, religion, handicap, or national origin.
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