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University of New Mexico

Last Updated: 11/3/23
City, State, Country: Albuquerque, NM, United States
Type of Fellowship: Abdominal Imaging
ACGME Accreditation: No

Program director: Steven C. Eberhardt MD
Contact e-mail address for applicant inquires: RPanaccione@salud.unm.edu

Average number of fellows per application cycle: 2
Sponsored Visa Status: Not applicable

Department Website: https://hsc.unm.edu/medicine/departments/radiology/education/fellowships/abd-onc-img.html

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

Types of required call shifts: None unless doing Nights/Weekends/ED or procedural elective.

Total number of elective rotations: Custom curriculum up to 25% electives
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? Intermittent, and some same as resident didactic curriculum.
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

Are home workstations provided? No

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Intimate fellowship experience with mentoring from dedicated section faculty.

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 Thyrpoid biopsy on US rotation only, otherwise elective
How much Research/Academic time is provided? Max 1 day/week, if approved plan.
How many weeks are allocated per rotation? [Elective rotations] 4 weeks
When do fellows read cases independently? Beginning with none, with graduated independent reads possible