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University of Iowa
City, State, Country: Iowa City, IA, USA
Type of Fellowship: Body Imaging
ACGME Accreditation: No
Program director:Asim Afaq, MBBS, FRCR
Contact e-mail address for applicant inquires: megan-raitt@uiowa.edu
Average number of fellows per application cycle: 4
Sponsored Visa Status: H1B Visa
Department Website: https://gme.medicine.uiowa.edu/body-imaging-fellowship?_ga=2.142729845.1941661704.1598628142-1089786226.1566316035
Rotations
How many weeks are allocated per rotation? [Curricular rotations]: 1 week, 2 weeks
Number of curricular MRI rotations: 3+
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] Fellowship Elective
[PET/CT] Fellowship Elective
[PET/MRI] Fellowship Elective
[Contrast-enhanced US] Fellowship Rotation
[Dual-energy CT] Fellowship Rotation
[US-guided procedures] Fellowship Rotation
[CT-guided procedures] Fellowship Rotation
[MRI-guided procedures] Not Available
[Fluoroscopy] Fellowship Rotation
[Research] Fellowship Rotation
Types of required call shifts: Weekend, Evening, Overnight, Procedures, Beeper
Total number of elective rotations: 3+
Can radiology elective rotations be chosen outside of abdominal radiology? Yes
Can elective rotations be chosen outside of radiology? No
Is Research/Academic time provided apart from a dedicated research rotation? Available by default
Is there structured didactic time? Weekly
Fellow participation in MDC/Tumor Board: Regular/frequent presentation
Medical student/Resident teaching opportunities: Available on request
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, External
Are home workstations provided? Yes
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
Number of curricular procedure rotations Frequent procedures throughout
How much Research/Academic time is provided? 1/2 day/week
How many weeks are allocated per rotation? [Elective rotations] 1 week
When do fellows read cases independently? Call shifts, Day rotations