RSNA and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) have awarded five 2014 AAPM/RSNA Imaging Physics Residency Grants.
The following institutions will receive the grants:
- University of Chicago -- Zhengfeng Lu, PhD, program director; Dr. David Paushter, chair of radiology
- Duke University Medical Center -- Ehsan Samei, PhD, program director; Dr. Erik Paulson, chair of radiology
- Emory University -- Jonathon Nye, PhD, program director; Dr. Carolyn Meltzer, chair of radiology
- Indiana University School of Medicine -- Yun Liang, PhD, program director; Dr. Valerie Jackson, chair of radiology
- University of Oklahoma Health Science Center -- Jagadeesh Sonnad, PhD, program director; Dr. Anthony Alleman, chair of radiology
RSNA and AAPM partnered to support a total of eight new imaging physics residencies accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Educational Programs over the next six years. AAPM's board of directors has approved $560,000 in funding for new imaging physics residencies in either diagnostic or nuclear medicine, while RSNA will provide an additional $560,000, according to the organizations.
Each institution will receive $35,000 per year for four years in matching support of two residents. After completion of the grant, the programs are expected to pick up the full trainee funding, RSNA and AAPM said.
