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University of Colorado AMC

City, State, Country: Aurora, CO, USA

Type of Fellowship: Abdominal Imaging
ACGME Accreditation: No

Program director: Nayana Patel
Contact e-mail address for applicant inquires: mary.a.ball@cuanschutz.edu

Average number of fellows per application cycle: 3
Sponsored Visa Status: None

Department Website: https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/radiology/education/fellowships/abdominal-imaging

Rotations
How many weeks are allocated per rotation? [Curricular rotations]: 4 weeks

Number of curricular MRI rotations: MRI in mixed rotations throughout

Modalities, technologies or rotations offered during fellowship:

[CT] Fellowship Rotation
[CT chest combined with A/P] Fellowship Rotation
[US] Fellowship Rotation
[MRI] Fellowship Rotation
[Radiograph] Fellowship Rotation
[Mammography] Not Available
[PET/CT] Not Available
[PET/MRI] Not Available
[Contrast-enhanced US] Not Available
[Dual-energy CT] Fellowship Rotation
[US-guided procedures] Fellowship Rotation
[CT-guided procedures]  Fellowship Elective
[MRI-guided procedures] Not Available
[Fluoroscopy] Fellowship Rotation
[Research] Fellowship Elective

Types of required call shifts: Weekend, Evening

Total number of elective rotations: 2 weeks of elective time for abdomen related intervention procedures.
Can radiology elective rotations be chosen outside of abdominal radiology? No
Can elective rotations be chosen outside of radiology? No

Is Research/Academic time provided apart from a dedicated research rotation? Academic time is provided for mentored scholarly project at the discretion of PD
Is there structured didactic time? Division case conference atleast 3 days/week. Proven case conference weekly.
Fellow participation in MDC/Tumor Board: Fellow participates with faculty for weekly MDC: Pancreas, colo-rectal, liver, HB transplant, urology-oncology, GYN-oncology, thyroid-parathyroid
Medical student/Resident teaching opportunities: Expected/Required

Travel stipend for SAR Annual Meeting: Yes, if presenting
Dedicated time off for SAR Annual Meeting: Yes, if presenting
Travel support to other conferences: Yes, if presenting

Moonlighting availability: Internal

Are home workstations provided? No

Typical format of case review Direct read-out of all cases with faculty, Read-out as needed, Send cases to faculty members with no joint review, Direct read out with faculty for all cases during first 6 months and then gradual autonomy with read out as needed
Number of curricular procedure rotations Infrequent procedures throughout
How much Research/Academic time is provided? Amount of academic time depends on the type of scholarly project and at the discretion of PD
How many weeks are allocated per rotation? [Elective rotations] 2 weeks
When do fellows read cases independently? Call shifts, Gradual autonomy during second half of fellowship