City, State, Country: Birmingham, AL, USA
Type of Fellowship: Abdominal Imaging
ACGME Accreditation: No
Program director: Sam Galgano, MD
Contact e-mail address for applicant inquires: prodgers@uabmc.edu
Average number of fellows per application cycle: 2
Sponsored Visa Status: J1 only
Department Website: https://www.uab.edu/medicine/radiology/education/radiology-fellowships/bi-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 Elective
[US] Fellowship Rotation
[MRI] Fellowship Rotation
[Radiograph] Fellowship Elective
[Mammography] Fellowship Elective
[PET/CT] Fellowship Elective
[PET/MRI] Fellowship Elective
[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 Elective
[Research] Fellowship Elective
Types of required call shifts: Weekend, Beeper
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? Yes
Is Research/Academic time provided apart from a dedicated research rotation? Available on request
Is there structured didactic time? Intermittent
Fellow participation in MDC/Tumor Board: Intermitent 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, External
Are home workstations provided? No
Typical format of case review Read-out as needed
Number of curricular procedure rotations 3+
How much Research/Academic time is provided? None
How many weeks are allocated per rotation? [Elective rotations] 2 weeks
When do fellows read cases independently? Call shifts, Day rotations