The Ph.D. degree program provides the students with fundamental knowledge of radiological sciences. Students receive advanced research training in particular areas of Medical Physics, Radiation Biology, Neuroscience Imaging or Human Imaging which will prepare them for entry-level research positions in academia or industry, or for a medical physics resident position under the supervision of a board-certified medical physicist.
Upon graduation, Radiological Science students often receive advanced clinical training a Radiology Clinical Fellowship or Medical Physics Residency program. Some students go directly into positions as Postdoctoral Research Fellows.
Students gain experience performing research, publishing results and obtaining funding so that they can compete effectively for extramural grants when they leave UT Health San Antonio. The students will be prepared to launch careers to become Established Investigators in Academic Radiology, Neuroscience, or other fields in which applications of Radiological Science have an impact.
Marketable Skills
The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is proud to partner with the Texas Higher Education Board in helping students develop and build on skills employers value and seek out in job candidates.
PhD in Radiological Sciences:
- Analyzing data and information
- Complex problem solving
- Critical thinking
- Developing objectives and strategies
- Professional collaboration
- Systems evaluation and analysis
- Decision making
- Time management and organizational skills
- Troubleshooting
- Updating and using relevant knowledge
- Oral comprehension and expression
- Written comprehension and expression