City, State, Country: Worcester, MA, United States
Type of Fellowship: Abdominal Imaging
ACGME Accreditation: Yes

Program director: Tasneem Lalani MD
Contact e-mail address for applicant inquires: Beena.gopalkrishnan@umassmed.edu

Average number of fellows per application cycle: 2
Sponsored Visa Status: J1 visa and we take Domestic, Canadian, and International applicants

Department Website: https://www.umassmed.edu/radiology/education/fellowships/abdominal-imaging-fellowship/

Rotations
How many weeks are allocated per rotation? [Curricular rotations]: 4 weeks

Number of curricular MRI rotations: 2

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 Elective
[PET/MRI] Not Available
[Contrast-enhanced US] Not Available
[Dual-energy CT] Not Available
[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
Total number of elective rotations: 2
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? If fellow undertakes research.
Is there structured didactic time? Yes with resident noon lecture–fellows will also get faculty lectures here
Fellow participation in MDC/Tumor Board: Intermittent presentation
Medical student/Resident teaching opportunities: Expected/Required

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

When do fellows read cases independently?
Typical format of case review Direct read-out of all cases with faculty
Number of curricular procedure rotations 2
How much Research/Academic time is provided? 1/2 day/week
How many weeks are allocated per rotation? [Elective rotations] 4 weeks
When do fellows read cases independently? None