1. To understand essentials of MR physics that Medical Physicists/MR Scientists need to support modern clinics.
2. To develop expertise in MR facility planning, performance testing, quality improvement, and protocol optimization.
3. To obtain knowledge and skills to practice MR safety at the level of an MR safety expert.
4. To become proficient in quantitative and advanced MR applications while staying up to date with emerging clinical MR technologies.

Summer School 2025 - Schedule of Events
Thursday, June 19
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM	Registration & Housing Check-in
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Icebreaker Reception
Friday, June 20
7:00 AM – 7:40 AM	Breakfast
7:45 AM – 12:00 PM	Essentials of Clinical MR Physics
7:45 AM – 8:10 AM	Welcome to Summer School 2025	Vrinda Narayana
8:10 AM – 8:50 AM	Spins, Signals, Relaxation, and Image Formation	Xiaohong Joe Zhou
8:50 AM – 9:30 AM	Basic MR Pulse Sequences and Sequence Options	Michael Nicholas Hoff
9:30 AM – 10:10 AM	MR Acceleration Techniques and Advanced Applicationss	Michael Nicholas Hoff
10:10 AM – 10:40 AM	Morning Break
10:40 AM – 11:20 AM	MR Image Quality: Concepts and Optimization	Nathan Yanasak
11:20 AM – 12:00 PM	MR Artifacts: The Science behind their Origin, The Art of their Interpretation	Nathan Yanasak
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM	LUNCH
1:30 PM – 6:00 PM	Facility Planning and Performance Testing + Hands-On
1:30 PM – 2:10 PM	MR System Overview, Site Planning, and Technical Specifications	Krystal Kirby
2:10 PM – 2:50 PM	MR Performance Testing: Acceptance Testing, Annual Testing, and QC Testing	Trevor John Andrews
2:50 PM – 3:30 PM	Physicist Role in MRI Accreditation	Maxwell Amurao
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM	Afternoon Break
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM	Workshop - Performance Testing, Troubleshooting, and Artifacts	Trevor Andrews, R. Jason Stafford, Nathan Yanasak
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM	Dinner
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM	Evening Social Event
Saturday, June 21
7:00 AM – 7:40 AM	Breakfast
7:45 AM – 12:00 PM	MR Safety : Basics
8:00 AM – 8:10 AM	Recap of Day 1
8:10 AM – 8:50 AM	Basics of MR Safety	Krystal Kirby
8:50 AM – 9:30 AM	Static Magnetic Field, Siting, Ancillary Equipment	Maxwell Amurao
9:30 AM – 10:10 AM	MR Safety of Time-Varying Gradient Fields	Jason Stafford
10:10 AM – 10:40 AM	Morning Break
10:40 AM – 11:20 AM	Radiofrequency Power Deposition in Human Tissue	Heidi Alissa Edmonson
11:20 AM – 12:00 PM	Radiofrequency Interactions for Patients with Implants	Jonathan Edmonson
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM	LUNCH
1:30 PM – 6:00 PM	MR Safety: Advanced
1:30 PM – 2:10 PM	Implanted devices - MR conditional labeling through the years	Heidi Alissa Edmonson
2:10 PM – 2:50 PM	Overview of Standards for Assessing MR Safety of Implants in 2025: ASTM, ISO, IEC, ANSI/AAMI	Jonathan Edmonson
2:50 PM – 3:30 PM	Implementing a Successful and Sustainable MR Safety Program	Samuel A. Einstein
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM	Afternoon Break
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM	Workshop - Interactive Implant Case Studies	Heidi Edmonson, Jason Stafford, Krystal Kirby
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM	Dinner
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM	Trivia Night
Sunday, June 22
7:00 AM – 7:45 AM	Breakfast
7:45 AM – 12:00 PM	Quantitative and Advanced MRI
8:00 AM – 8:10 AM	Recap of Day 2
8:10 AM – 8:50 AM	High-Performance Gradients	Matt Bernstein
8:50 AM – 9:30 AM	MR Relaxometry: Fundamentals and Advanced Methods	Diego Hernando
9:30 AM – 10:10 AM	MR-based Quantification of Fat and Iron Deposition	Diego Hernando
10:10 AM – 10:40 AM	Morning Break
10:40 AM – 11:20 AM	Diffusion MRI	Xiaohong Joe Zhou
11:20 AM – 12:00 PM	Perfusion MRI	Ho-Ling Anthony Liu
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM	LUNCH
2:00 PM – 5:30 PM	Free Afternoon
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM	Dinner
Monday, June 23
7:00 AM – 7:45 AM	Breakfast
7:45 AM – 12:00 PM	MRI Protocols
8:00 AM – 8:10 AM	Recap of Day 3
8:10 AM – 8:50 AM	Neuro MRI Protocols	Lei Qin
8:50 AM – 9:30 AM	Breast MRI Protocols	Jason Stafford
9:30 AM – 10:10 AM	Body MRI Protocols	Lei Qin
10:10 AM – 10:40 AM	Morning Break
10:40 AM – 11:20 AM	Musculoskeletal MRI Protocols	Trevor John Andrews
11:20 AM – 12:00 PM	Cardiac MRI	Mayil Krishnam
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM	LUNCH
1:30 PM – 6:00 PM	Quantitative and Advanced MRI
1:30 PM – 2:10 PM	MR-guided therapy	Eric Aliotta
2:10 PM – 2:50 PM	Functional MRI	Ho-Ling Anthony Liu
2:50 PM – 3:30 PM	MR Spectroscopy	Samuel A. Einstein
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM	Afternoon Break
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM	Workshop - Quantitative MR	Diego Hernando, Samuel Einstein, Anthony Liu, Lei Qin
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM	Dinner
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM	Evening MR Artifact Showcase
Tuesday, June 24
7:00 AM – 7:45 AM	Breakfast
7:45 AM – 12:00 PM
8:00 AM – 8:10 AM	Recap of Day 4
8:10 AM – 8:50 AM	Emerging MR Systems (B0)	Matt Bernstein
8:50 AM – 9:30 AM	MR in Radiation Therapy: State-of-the-Art	Eric Aliotta
9:30 AM – 10:10 AM	Emerging AI Technology in MRI: Reconstruction, Image Processing, Analysis, and Beyond	Fang Liu
10:10 AM – 10:40 AM	Morning Break
10:30 AM – 11:45 AM	Manufacture Forum - AI Focused Development	Fang Liu
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM	Panel Discussion - Where is Clinical MR Physics Heading To?	All Faculty
12:15 PM	Meeting Adjourns