Last Updated: 11/3/23
City, State, Country: Milwaukee, WI, United States
Type of Fellowship: Body Imaging
ACGME Accreditation: No

Program director: Michael Griffin, MD PhD
Contact e-mail address for applicant inquires: mveh@mcw.edu

Average number of fellows per application cycle: 5
Sponsored Visa Status: Not applicable

Department Website:  https://www.mcw.edu/departments/radiology-medical-imaging/education/fellowship-programs/abdominal-body-imaging-fellowship

Rotations
How many weeks are allocated per rotation? [Curricular rotations]: 1 week
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 Elective
[Mammography] Not Available
[PET/CT] Fellowship Elective
[PET/MRI] Not Available
[Contrast-enhanced US] Fellowship Elective
[Dual-energy CT] Fellowship Rotation
[US-guided procedures] Fellowship Rotation
[CT-guided procedures]  Fellowship Rotation
[MRI-guided procedures] Not Available
[Fluoroscopy] Fellowship Elective
[Research] Fellowship Elective

Types of required call shifts: Weekend, 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 on request
Is there structured didactic time? Monthly didactic lectures
Fellow participation in MDC/Tumor Board: Regular/frequent presentation
Medical student/Resident teaching opportunities: Available on request

Travel stipend for SAR Annual Meeting: Yes
Dedicated time off for SAR Annual Meeting: Dependent on number in section attending
Travel support to other conferences: Yes

Moonlighting availability: Internal

Are home workstations provided? No, but access via Citrix

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Our fellowship/instructorship program provides a comprehensive experience in body imaging in a busy metropolitan hospital environment. The Medical College of Wisconsin/Froedtert Health system has a level one trauma center, dedicated cancer center, and a b

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 the first three months; graded transition to independent reads after three months for CT and ultrasound pen
Number of curricular procedure rotations Ultrasound-guided thyroid and cervical lymph node biopsies on the US service; 2 weeks CT/US-guided procedures with option for 9 additional procedural weeks via elective
How much Research/Academic time is provided? Variable depending on project
How many weeks are allocated per rotation? [Elective rotations] 1 week
When do fellows read cases independently? Call shifts, Day rotations, CT and ultrasound after three months pending approval by faculty