Body Imaging Fellowship
The Department of Radiology at University of Utah currently offers a one-year clinical fellowship in Body Imaging. The abdominal imaging fellowship program provides advanced training in body CT, ultrasound, MRI and advanced cardiac imaging. Fellows will also be exposed to advanced vascular imaging and participate in image-guided biopsies and other procedures. The program is a well-rounded with varied experience that can serve as a solid foundation for either academic or private practice careers.
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Divisions of Abdominal Imaging
Fellowship Program Information:
Fellowship Program Organization
Clinical time is divided between body CT, US, and body MRI. Some additional time in specific areas, depends on the fellow’s individual interests. Fellows are not required, but encouraged, to spend time doing GI fluoroscopy. Fellows get up to one academic day per week and are encouraged, though not required, to pursue at least one research project during their fellowship.
Fellows rotate among modalities on a daily basis. The rotation schedule is generally flexible, and can accommodate personal and professional needs. Early in the year fellows are under close supervision. As the year goes on, more independency is encouraged and the fellows assume full responsibility of their assigned service, with the staff available at all time for consultation.
Facilities at the University of Utah
Facilities include the Radiology departments at the University Hospital, a 400 bed tertiary care center with level I trauma certification, the Huntsman Cancer Institute, the VA medical center, and several outpatient imaging centers. These institutions are the primary teaching hospitals for the University of Utah School of Medicine. There are dedicated faculty members in the Imaging sections, all of whom are fellowship trained and have extensive skills and experience in their subspecialty areas. The facilities are equipped with state-of-the-art equipment.
Research
Time is available for research, and fellows are encouraged to become involved in projects during the fellowship year.
Call Responsibilities, In-house Moonlighting and Benefits
Routine clinical responsibilities are on weekdays only. The fellow will take general radiology call, which includes coverage for emergency room, in-patient general radiology studies, not including interventional or neuroradiology studies, as well as VA general radiology. General call is divided equally between the general radiology faculty members and abdominal and musculoskeletal fellows. It consists of 3-4 weeks of call during the year. During week days, the on-call fellow is on home-call starting after 10 p.m. and is responsible for the morning read out of the studies interpreted by the in-house resident during the night. On week ends the on-call fellow is in-house.Our fellows have the option of participating in the faculty pool for reimbursed evening attending coverage for general radiology studies. . Participating fellows will receive the same additional compensation that our participating attendings receive, at an hourly rate competetive with community moonlighting opportunities.
Salary, conference and vacation time, and fringe benefits are competitive with other fellowship programs.
Divisions of Abdominal Imaging:
Overview
Abdominal radiologists provide coverage for body CT, US, body MRI, cardiac imaging and GI/GU exams. Abdominal imaging radiologists rotate between modalities on a daily basis. Our abdominal faculty has a wide range of experience, accomplishments, interests, and attributes. Several are widely known experts in abdominal imaging, with numerous scientific publications as well as prominent roles in national radiology organizations. Others are rapidly gaining stature in the academic radiology community, with growing reputations for high quality academic and clinical work.
Body Computed Tomography
CT coverage is provided to the University hospital, the Huntsman Cancer Institute as well as multiple other satellite locations. All the studies are read in the University Hospital in a completely filmless environment and all abdominal imaging studies are read off PACS workstations. The main radiology department has state of the art Siemens scanners including a “Definition” Dual Source CT scanner with complete cardiac analysis and 3D reconstruction package and also a 64 slice Somatom Sensation” scanner. The Huntsman Cancer institute has a 64-slice “Somatom Sensation”.
Ultrasound
The ultrasound department consists of 3 general scan rooms for non-obstetrical, non-vascular studies. Equipment is Siemens Sequoia and Medison Accuvix XQ. The Maternal Fetal Diagnostic Center has 3 scan rooms with the same Sequoia and Accuvix XQ equipment as the general lab. There are satellite clinics in the community for both obstetric and general ultrasound. Fellows are able to rotate through the obstetric area. Participation in Ultrasound guided procedures is expected.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Multiple state of the art Siemens MRI scanners are available both at the University Hospital, the Huntsman Cancer Institute as well as at the Center for Advanced Medical Imaging (CAMT) including 3.0T scanner and multiple 1.5T scanners with cardiac package.
