ISMRM21 - Clinical MR Physics: An Alternative Career Pathway

Clinical MR Physics: An Alternative Career Pathway

Member-Initiated Symposium

Tuesday, 18 May 2021

Concurrent 7

16:00 - 16:30

Moderators: Matt Bernstein & Xiaohong Joe Zhou

Session Number: MIS-04

Parent Session: Clinical MR Physics: An Alternative Career Pathway

Session Number:MIS-04

Organizers
Xiaohong Joe Zhou, Matt Bernstein, H. Doug Morris

Overview
Clinical MR physics plays a key role in translating MR research to clinical practice. The demand for clinical MR scientists is increasing globally, yet the ISMRM has not held a focused session on the professional aspects of clinical MR physics. The proposed symposium addresses this unmet need with two objectives. First, we will systematically discuss aspects of clinical MR physics to benefit the growing number of clinical MR scientists in the ISMRM community. Second, we will provide a practical guide to our trainee members on an alternative career pathway in clinical MR physics. The symposium will start with three 10-minute talks to provide an overview of the expanding roles of clinical MR scientists around the globe, followed by four 15-minute talks on professional aspects of clinical MR physics. The program will conclude with a panel discussion. All speakers are the leading experts in clinical MR physics. They represent the three ISMRM geographic regions (Europe, North America, and the ROW) as well as both genders. The three organizers have been working together for years as the ISMRM representatives on the American Board of Medical Physics. With a strong focus on professional development for the ISMRM members, we believe that the proposed symposium will contribute to diversifying the scope of the Annual Meeting.

Target Audience
MR scientists and clinicians who are interested in clinical MR physics; trainees who are interested in becoming clinical MR scientists.

Educational Objectives
As a result of attending this course, participants should be able to:
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Describe training and certification requirements for clinical MR scientists;
- Describe the major roles of an MR scientist in MR clinical practice; and
- Recognize the opportunities to translate MR research into MR clinical practice.

		Introduction Matt Bernstein
		Expanding Roles of Clinical MR Scientists Around the Globe: Europe Michael Bock University Medical Center Freiburg
		Expanding Roles of Clinical MR Scientists Around the Globe: North America John Hazle University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
		Expanding Roles of Clinical MR Scientists Around the Globe: The Rest of the World Yiping Du Shanghai Jiaotong University
		Board Certifications for Clinical MR Scientists Sachin Jambawalikar Columbia University
		MR Safety Heidi Edmonson Mayo Clinic
		MR Siting & Acceptance Testing Yong Zhou Spectrum Health
		Clinical Protocols, Quality Assurance & MR Accreditation Chen Lin Mayo Clinic
		Panel Discussion H. Doug Morris The Jackson Laboratory
		Panel Discussion Xiaohong Joe Zhou University of Illinois at Chicago
		Panel Discussion Matt Bernstein Mayo Clinic
		Panel Discussion Peter Hardy University of Kentucky