[Tex/LaTex] Minipage with image on one side, bullet points on other, With bullet points alligned at top and image centered

Question

I have

\begin{frame}{Motivation}
\begin{minipage}{0.6\textwidth}
\centering
\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=1\textwidth]{Dosimetry.png}
\end{figure} 
\end{minipage}\hfill
\begin{minipage}{0.4\textwidth}
\begin{itemize}
\item 1
\item 2
\item 3
\item 4
\item 5
\item 6
\end{itemize}
\end{minipage}

This positions the image on the left in the center as I desire, however it lines the first bullet points with the top of the image, whereas I want it at the top of the frame.

If I change the second begin minipage to to be \begin{minipage}[b]{0.4\textwidth} the bullet points get closer to be properly aligned, but the image moves down away from the center.

If in addition I change the first minipage to be \begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\textwidth} the bullet points are aligned correctly, however now the image is even further misaligned.

How can I have it so that the image is in the position it places with the original code shown, and the bullet points are in the position it places it with the original code changed to \begin{minipage}[t]{0.6\textwidth} and \begin{minipage}[b]{0.4\textwidth}? I do not understand why this should be difficult.

Answer 1

This is just a hack, for a sophisticated solution please see Skillmon's answer

\documentclass[t]{beamer}

\begin{document}

\begin{frame}{Motivation}
    \begin{columns}[T]
        \begin{column}{0.57\textwidth}
            \vskip1.4cm
            \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{example-image}
        \end{column}
        \begin{column}{0.37\textwidth}
            \begin{itemize}
                \item 1
                \item 2
                \item 3
                \item 4
                \item 5
                \item 6
            \end{itemize}
        \end{column}
    \end{columns}
\end{frame}

\end{document}