City, State, Country: Boston, MA, United States

Type of Fellowship: Body Imaging
ACGME Accreditation: No

Program director: Aoife Kilcoyne and Mark Anderson
Contact e-mail address for applicant inquires: mghbodyimaging@partners.org

Average number of fellows per application cycle: 12
Sponsored Visa Status: J1 & H1B

Department Website: https://www.massgeneral.org/imaging/education/fellowships/body

Rotations
How many weeks are allocated per rotation? [Curricular rotations]: 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, Daily assignments

Number of curricular MRI rotations: 3+

Modalities, technologies or rotations offered during fellowship:

[CT] Fellowship Rotation
[CT chest combined with A/P] Fellowship Elective
[US] Fellowship Rotation
[MRI] Fellowship Rotation
[Radiograph] Fellowship Rotation
[Mammography] Fellowship Elective
[PET/CT] Fellowship Rotation
[PET/MRI] Fellowship Rotation
[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 Elective

Types of required call shifts: Weekend, Evening

Total number of elective rotations: Two separate two week elective blocks
Can radiology elective rotations be chosen outside of abdominal radiology? Yes
Can elective rotations be chosen outside of radiology? Yes

Is Research/Academic time provided apart from a dedicated research rotation? No
Is there structured didactic time? One hour didactic lectures Monday mornings and Fridays at noon
Fellow participation in MDC/Tumor Board: Regular/frequent presentation
Medical student/Resident teaching opportunities: Expected/Required

Travel stipend for SAR Annual Meeting: Yes, if presenting
Dedicated time off for SAR Annual Meeting: No, must use vacation days
Travel support to other conferences: Yes, if presenting

Moonlighting availability: Internal, External

Are home workstations provided? Fellows have had home workstations during COVID, this may not be permanent

When do fellows read cases independently?
Typical format of case review Direct read-out of all cases with faculty, In some circumstances, such as late in the year when fellows assume more independence, on weekend and evening call, and for radiographs and ultrasounds staff may choose to forgo readout of some cases at their discretion.

Number of curricular procedure rotations 4 weeks of IR is taken as a block, can use 1 or both 2 week elective blocks for additional IR
How much Research/Academic time is provided? Block research time can be taken as elective, up to 4 weeks
How many weeks are allocated per rotation? [Elective rotations] 4 weeks
When do fellows read cases independently? None