Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship

Two, one-year fellowships are offered each year in Musculoskeletal Radiology. The fellowship encompasses primary clinical responsibilities at Parkland Memorial Hospital and the Rogers Magnetic Resonance Center. Occasional clinical duties may also include responsibilities at the Bone and Joint Clinic of the James W. Aston Ambulatory Care Center.

Training/Responsibilities

Fellows are exposed to a wide range of patients and the disease/injury of the musculoskeletal system in both hospital and outpatient environments. This includes a full range of examinations utilizing:

  • MRI
  • CT
  • Radiographs
  • Fluoroscopy
  • Imaging-guided percutaneous biopsies

The variety of clinical cases encountered is extensive, including exams generated through other outpatient and hospital specialties, including:

  • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Rheumatology service with clinics at both Parkland and Aston
  • Active mineral metabolism group with a busy osteoporosis service
  • Approximately 50,000 musculoskeletal radiographic examinations annually at Parkland throughout the emergency department and various clinics
  • Approximately 10,000 radiographic examinations annually at the Bone and Joint Clinic at the Aston Ambulatory Care Center
  • Approximately 1,100 musculoskeletal MR examinations annually

The fellow is responsible for planning, monitoring, and interpreting examinations. Responsibilities also include assisting in resident education and training.

Conferences

Radiology resident teaching conferences are held twice daily throughout the year and include both didactic lectures and case-based presentations. Fellows are welcome to attend these conferences, as service duties allow. Fellows are also welcome to present conferences in this forum.

Radiology Grand Rounds are held monthly with prestigious visiting and local professors, offering the opportunity to meet and learn from leading national authorities on a wide variety of topics.

Informative multidisciplinary clinical conferences in combination with medicine, surgery, pathology, and the various clinical subspecialties are available.

Research

Intellectual vibrancy and technological innovation are core values of the Department, which are developed through research and collaborative efforts of the clinical faculty and Department PhDs.

Call Duty

Fellows take one week of home call per month in support of in-house resident call at Parkland Hospital.