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Director's
Welcome
Geoffrey Clarke, Ph.D.
Professor and Vice-Chair
Welcome
to the Graduate Program in Radiological Sciences at the University of
Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas. The Radiological
Sciences Program is one of fifteen graduate programs at the institution
and the only one directly housed in a department of the Medical School.
The Radiology Department of the Medical School serves as the
administrative home for the program but faculty come from several
departments in the Graduate School, Medical and Dental School. The
faculty focuses on training Medical Physicists and other Radiation
Scientists by teaching the existing body of knowledge for these
specialties while expanding that body of knowledge through their
original research.
Research activities
in the program, encompass most of the active areas of contemporary
radiological sciences, are initiated by faculty and students.
Brief descriptions of available research
facilities and publications of graduate students can
be found on this website as well as descriptions of other aspects
the grduate program. The past record of innovation and creativity
of the faculty has created an environment in which cutting edge
student research is not only possible but actively encouraged.
The program
encourages active participation of both the students as well as the
faculty in the program administration to promote continuous evolution
towards the goal of excellence. Student representation on the Committee on Graduate Studies
insures fairness, good decisions and improved academic productivity. In
addition a biannual faculty/student retreat is used to focus the
attention of all members of the academic community on potential problem
areas. Students are also encouraged and supported to participate in
regional and national scientific meetings of interest to their selected
specialization.
The activities
of the program are designed to develop the professional, didactic
and scientific/investigational skills of students and faculty.
In addition to research and professional training within the University
proper the program also provides opportunities for additional
exceptional opportunities through associated institutions using
the concepts of a university without walls. These programs allow
work and research at institutions such as: Brooke Army Medical
Center, Wilford Hall Medical Center, University of Texas at San
Antonio, Audie Murphy Veterans Administration Medical Center,
the Cancer Therapy and Research Center and the Texas Cancer Center
in San Antonio. Collaborative teaching efforts have also been
made with Baylor University in Houston, the Instituto Nacional
de Investigationes Nucleares and Hospital General de Mexico in
Mexico City. Such opportunities are especially important in providing
professional work experience for medical physics graduates.
We
thank you for visiting our web site and hope that it has provided the
information you need about our program. Those of you who are
prospective students are encouraged to contact us directly if you have
remaining questions concerning the appropriateness of Radiological
Sciences at San Antonio to fulfilling your educational needs.
Best Regards,
Geoffrey Clarke, PhD
Professor of Radiology
Director, Graduate Program of Radiological Sciences
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