City, State, Country: Chicago, IL, USA

Type of Fellowship: Abdominal Imaging
ACGME Accreditation: Yes

Program co-directors: Abraham Dachman, MD, FACR, FSAR and Grace Lee, MD
Contact e-mail address for applicant inquires: mvelligan@uchicagomedicine.org

Average number of fellows per application cycle: 2
Sponsored Visa Status: J-1 and H1B Visas

Department Website: https://radiology.uchicago.edu/education/abdominal-radiology-fellowship

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

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 Rotation
[Mammography] Fellowship Elective
[PET/CT] Fellowship Rotation
[PET/MRI] Not Available
[Contrast-enhanced US] Not Available
[Dual-energy CT] Fellowship Rotation
[US-guided procedures] Fellowship Rotation
[CT-guided procedures] Fellowship Rotation
[MRI-guided procedures] Fellowship Elective
[Fluoroscopy] Fellowship Rotation
[Research] Fellowship Elective

Types of required call shifts: Weekend

Total number of elective rotations: 4
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
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

Moonlighting availability: Internal, External

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: Biopsies during ultrasound rotation
How much Research/Academic time is provided? As agreed
How many weeks are allocated per rotation? [Elective rotations] Calendar Months
When do fellows read cases independently? Never in abdominal. Only if moonlighting in another section