City, State, Country: Dallas, TX, United States

Type of Fellowship: Body MRI
ACGME Accreditation: No

Program director: Gaurav Khatri, MD
Contact e-mail address for applicant inquires: bridgette.young@utsouthwestern.edu

Average number of fellows per application cycle: 4
Sponsored Visa Status: J1 only

Department Website: https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/medical-school/departments/radiology/education-training/fellowships/magnetic-resonance-imaging.html

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

Number of curricular MRI rotations: MRI focused fellowship

Check all modalities, technologies or rotations offered during fellowship:

[CT] Fellowship Elective
[CT chest combined with A/P] Fellowship Elective
[US] Fellowship Elective
[MRI] Fellowship Rotation
[Radiograph] Fellowship Elective
[Mammography] Fellowship Elective
[PET/CT] Fellowship Elective
[PET/MRI] Not Available
[Contrast-enhanced US] Fellowship Elective
[Dual-energy CT] Fellowship Elective
[US-guided procedures] Fellowship Elective
[CT-guided procedures]  Fellowship Elective
[MRI-guided procedures] Fellowship Rotation
[Fluoroscopy] Fellowship Elective
[Research] Not Available

Check all 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? No

Is Research/Academic time provided apart from a dedicated research rotation? Available by default
Is there structured didactic time? Weekly
Fellow participation in MDC/Tumor Board: Intermitent presentation
Medical student/Resident teaching opportunities: informal teaching of students and residents on MRI rotation, formal lectures can be given upon request

Travel stipend for SAR Annual Meeting: Yes
Dedicated time off for SAR Annual Meeting: Yes, if presenting
Travel support to other conferences: Yes

Moonlighting availability: Internal

Are home workstations provided? Yes

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Other fellowship highlights:

• 18 clinical magnets, high volume and wide variety of clinical cases from two large tertiary care hospital systems and NCI-designated cancer center
• Planned PET/MRI installation within the next year
• New CT/US rotation for fellows at the University hospital in addition to 2 months of elective time
• Introductory clinical Body MRI lectures series in first month, dedicated physics course, journal club, case conference, protocol development meetings
• Ability to trouble shoot MR artifacts at the scanner and help plan sequences with remote scanner access
• Opportunities for operational and QI projects
• Access to collaborators for clinical and translational research projects including physicians from other divisions and departments, as well as dedicated MRI scientists within Radiology and also within the Advanced Imaging Research Center
• Departmental resources for research including dedicated research magnet, retrospective and technical development IRBs, department statistician, research coordinators, and grant specialists

When do fellows read cases independently?
Typical format of case review Direct read-out of all cases with faculty
Number of curricular procedure rotations Weekly MRI-guided procedures throughout, can be more or less frequent depending on fellow’s interests
How much Research/Academic time is provided? 1/2 day/week
How many weeks are allocated per rotation? [Elective rotations] Calendar Months
When do fellows read cases independently? None