Program

Through a combination of coursework, mentored research, and professional development activities, students will be trained at the intersection of physical, digital, and biological sciences, acquiring skills and techniques essential to developing systems and strategies that improve the performance and expand the utility of biomedical imaging and image-guided interventions. A series of core courses will provide trainees with a foundation in imaging sciences, experimental design, and scientific communication (i.e. writing and presenting) on which to build. Trainees will take additional elective courses related to area of research (i.e. molecular imaging, data mining, image-guided interventions, etc). Additional elements of the program designed to foster a community and create a portal through which trainees can exchange ideas include a student-organized monthly colloquium, an observational rotation in the Advanced Multimodality Image-Guided Operating (AMIGO) Suite at BWH, training in research and professional ethics, professional development programs in partnership with NIH-funded BU BEST, an annual lecture from a prominent researcher/clinician, an annual imaging symposium, and an annual retreat.