Last Updated: 11/3/23
City, State, Country: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Type of Fellowship: Abdominal Imaging
ACGME Accreditation: No

Program director: Dr. Shauna Duigenan
Contact e-mail address for applicant inquires: adsilva@toh.ca

Average number of fellows per application cycle: 6
Sponsored Visa Status: Canadian visa

Department Website: https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-medicine/radiology/education/fellowships

Rotations
How many weeks are allocated per rotation? [Curricular rotations]: Daily assignments
Number of curricular MRI rotations: MRI focused fellowship

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] Fellowship Elective
[Contrast-enhanced US] Not Available
[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 Rotation

Types of required call shifts: Beeper, Home call. Backup for residents. Weekend in house reporting 8 hours for inpatient CT and MR.

Total number of elective rotations: 0
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? One academic day per week with approved project
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: None

Are home workstations provided? No

Typical format of case review Direct read-out of all cases with faculty
Number of curricular procedure rotations We have an US biopsy service
How much Research/Academic time is provided? 1 day/week
How many weeks are allocated per rotation? [Elective rotations] Daily assignments
When do fellows read cases independently? None