Last Updated: 11/3/23
City, State, Country: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Type of Fellowship: Body Imaging
ACGME Accreditation: No

Program director: Robben Schat
Contact e-mail address for applicant inquires: schat039@umn.edu

Average number of fellows per application cycle: 2
Sponsored Visa Status: H1B only

Department Website: https://med.umn.edu/radiology/education/fellowships/thoracoabdominal#:~:text=Fellowship%20Overview&text=The%20program%20is%20designed%20to,tertiary%20care%2C%20academic%20center%20setting.

Rotations
How many weeks are allocated per rotation? [Curricular rotations]: Daily assignments
Number of curricular MRI rotations: Daily MRI volume makes up the bulk of fellows’ work, intermixed with reading CT, US, radiographs, etc.

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

Types of required call shifts: Beeper, Pager call covering after-hours adult fluoroscopy requests at one hospital; low volume, very infrequently requiring going into the hospital; responsibilities shared with other radiology fellows

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? Weekly
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

Are home workstations provided? No

Typical format of case review: Virtual read out, Read-out as needed, Send cases to faculty members with no joint review
Number of curricular procedure rotations: Daily thyroid FNAs, other procedures on an elective basis
How much Research/Academic time is provided? 1/2 day/week
How many weeks are allocated per rotation? [Elective rotations] Daily assignments
When do fellows read cases independently? Fellows may optionally take on an instructorship role throughout the year, periodically reading primarily CT, US, and radiographs and performing light fluoroscopy independently during daytime hours and/or for internal moonlighting shifts