“The MRI education course” – A free resource for the community to provide MRI education, across the Europe and Iran, established during the COVID-19 pandemic
Laura Bortolotti, Elisabeth S. Pickles, Aine T. Dineen, Priyanka Sakhavalkar, Patrick S. Fuchs, Clementine Lesbats, Po-Wah So, James T. Grist
To the Editor:
MRI teaching is commonly undertaken within individual institutions as well as less frequently, but often with a wider range of experts involved in the teaching program, at national and international conferences.1, 2
The latter approach often requires delegates to travel long distances to access educational material and, combined with often expensive registration fees, precludes those who cannot afford this approach. There are a few dedicated video channels to MRI education, allowing for users to catch up on topics that they may have missed during their lecture course.3-5
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, it was commonplace to move to an online platform to deliver content. We have initiated and developed an online, open access, MRI education course to support free MR for all.