Neuroimaging Fellowship
Why UT Southwestern
The mission of the second year Neuroimaging Fellowship program is to provide further educational opportunities after completion of a neuroradiology fellowship program. Specifically, while the core tenets of a strong fellowship program are maintained—innovative teaching, clinical training, exposure to research, quality/leadership initiatives—the goal of this program is to provide further training in aspects not fully encompassed in a 1 year ACGME program, as listed below. Our trainees and graduates serve diverse populations, including large metropolitan academic medical centers. Our mission aligns with UT Southwestern’s goal of improving health care in the community, state, nation, and world, by providing safe, high-quality, and innovative care, both now and in the future.
Program Aims
- Develop foundational skills for excellence in clinical practice through a comprehensive curriculum led by world-class faculty in all sub-specialties of Neuroradiology
- Provide clinical training experiences in diverse healthcare settings, including general community medicine, underserved and high-complexity tertiary-care populations in nationally recognized institutions
- Educate providers of outstanding care who will enter diverse clinical practice settings, such as academic medicine and private practice
- Build communication skills for the 21st century, enabling graduates to deliver complex medical information to patients and providers with clarity, accuracy, timeliness, and compassion
- Mentor the next generation of Neuroradiology leaders in research, quality and education through faculty-led specialty tracks
- Foster the development of leadership practice skills through progressive autonomy
- Program Highlights
Program Highlights
- A strong academic component, which includes one half day per week free of clinical responsibilities for academic time on diagnostic rotations
- Extensive clinical exposure, with monthly rotations through Parkland Memorial Hospital, William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital, Zale Lipshy, and Children’s Health℠
- Fellows regularly interact with radiologic physicists and neuroendovascular specialists with backgrounds in neurosurgery and neurology
- A breadth of clinical services, including MRI, head and neck imaging, spine imaging/intervention, neuroangiography/intervention, and pediatric neuroradiology
- One month of elective time
Beyond the clinical experience
Fellows who choose to do a second year (“Neuroimaging”) can function as a junior faculty member under the continued guidance of senior faculty. In this year, a greater degree of autonomy and function is expected and greater supervisory skills are required. In addition, further subspecialization opportunities are available in a variety of areas, including:
- Pediatric Neuroimaging
- Head and Neck
- MRI
- Functional MRI
- DTI
- High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)
- Magnetoencephalography (MEG)
- Artificial Intelligence in Radiology
- Advanced spine procedural techniques
Benefits
- Fellows receive several months elective time to pursue academic interests in the department
- Pay is commensurate with PGY level
- Fellows receive 25 days of PTO annually
Call Duty
Clinical call responsibilities include pager call from home approximately one week in every six weeks.
Moonlighting
A variety of moonlighting opportunities are available to clinical fellows.
- Facilities and Equipment
Facilities and Equipment
Clinical facilities consist of:
- Multiple CT scanners, including dual energy scanners and a photon counting CT
- Multiple MR scanners, including 1.5T and 3T units
- Multiple single plane and biplane angiography machines
- Multiple procedural CT scanners and procedure fluoroscopy units
- Conferences
Conferences
Fellow teaching conferences are held weekly throughout the year, and include presentations from the adult and pediatric neuroradiology faculty on a variety of neuroradiology topics. Lectures are geared towards the fellows and taught at the fellowship level.
Radiology resident teaching conferences are held 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 expected to present conferences in this forum to the radiology residency twice during the fellowship year on neuroradiology topics.
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 neurology, neurosurgery, neuropathology, and otorhinolaryngology services are available and routinely attended by neuroradiology faculty and fellows.
- Research Opportunities
Research Opportunities
Academic productivity is encouraged, and it's expected that at least one academic or research project will emanate from a fellow's experience suitable for presentation or publication. Multiple opportunities are available for collaboration with faculty in every subspecialty. Research facilities could be made available during the second year of fellowship if the candidate wished and if a suitable project were identified.
Intellectual vibrancy and technological innovation are core values of the Department, which are developed through research and collaborative efforts of the clinical and research faculty.
Intellectual vibrancy and technological innovation are core values of the Department, which are developed through research and collaborative efforts of the clinical and research faculty.
- Salaries and Benefits
Salaries and Benefits
Hospital stipends are set annually and are competitive nationally with those of other teaching programs. The amount, shown in the chart below, depends on the year of residency training.
Low-cost hospitalization and dental insurance is available to contracted house staff, as well as a group life insurance plan.
Medical malpractice insurance is provided for Radiology house staff by the Department through the University of Texas System group plan.
The Fellow's assignments and vacation usage will be determined and/or approved by the Program Director. Fellows accrue vacation and sick leave on a monthly basis and may utilize such leaves consistent with State law and the Policies and Procedures adopted by UTSW to implement the State law.
Year Annual Salary PGY 6 $86,503.00 PGY 7 $91,451.00 PGY 8 $95,787.00 - How to Apply
Application Process
The program provides up to two one-year fellowship positions annually. Information regarding the application process can be found under How to Apply on the main Fellowships page.
Note that application to this second year fellowship program requires completion of a Neuroradiology fellowship program.
Required Items
- Personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation (one must be from your program director)
- Medical school transcripts
- Dean's letter and medical school diploma
- Current photo
- USMLE results
- ECFMG certificate
J-1 visa only - Individuals are responsible for any charges associated with securing and maintaining a visa.
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International Medical Graduates
For questions regarding International Medical Graduates, please visit our fellowships page.