Fellowships
Neuroradiology
The University of Missouri-Kansas City offers up to 2 one-year neuroimaging fellowship positions. The fellowship, which is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), will meet or exceed all requirements for neuroradiology training, leading to a certificate of added qualification (CAQ) eligibility by the American Board of Radiology. Neuroradiology fellows will gain experience in all areas of neuroimaging by rotations(adult and pediatric brain, ENT and spine imaging with experience in neuroangiography) at a diversity of hospitals, including Saint Luke's (tertiary referral and stroke center and the largest interventional service in the midwest), Truman Medical Center (trauma and indigent care) and Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics (pediatric neuroimaging). Fellows will Interested applicants may apply for a second year of additional training in neurointerventional.
Fellows will develop skills to confidently perform neuroradiology and neurointerventional in both a clinical and an academic environment. Fellows will participate in scholarly activities and be given graded responsibility for resident and medical student supervision and teaching.
For information on the neuroradiology fellowship, contact:
William Holloway, MD
Program Director, Neurodiagnostic and Neurointerventional Radiology Fellowship
Section of Neuroradiology, Saint Luke's Hospitals and Clinics
4401 Wornall Rd
Kansas City, MO 64111
whollo01@gmail.com
Pediatric Radiology
The Pediatric Radiology Fellowship Program at Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics (CMH) offers 3 one-year fellowship positions sponsored by the University of Missouri-Kansas City, which are all approved and accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). An optional second year of subspecialty training may be requested as well. The fellowship program meets or exceeds all requirements for Pediatric Radiology training, leading to certificate of added qualification (CAQ) eligibility by the American Board of Radiology.
CMH, one of the largest children’s hospitals in the United States (> 300 beds), performs more than 160,000 radiology exams per year. The mission of the fellowship program is to develop pediatric radiologists capable of confidently performing excellent clinical radiology and a desire to serve and improve the profession. The environment is one in which the pediatric radiology fellows receive high quality teaching in imaging approach and radiographic findings of pediatric diseases. Pediatric radiology fellows participate in scholarly activities, as well as supervision and teaching of residents. For further details click on the link below:
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Thoracic Imaging
The Thoracic Imaging Fellowship program at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City was approved in 2009. The first thoracic imaging Fellow is scheduled to begin training in the summer of 2010. The one-year fellowship includes involvement in various clinical, educational and research activities to provide the Fellow with a broad experience in the imaging of thoracic diseases.
The Thoracic Imaging Section at the Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City was established in the spring of 2008. The thoracic radiologists in the section review a large number of cases representing a broad spectrum of disease processes. The thoracic radiologists currently interpret imaging studies for Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, Saint Luke’s Hospital East and the Saint Luke’s Outpatient Imaging Center performing approximately 55,000 chest radiographs and 8,600 advanced imaging studies of the chest and chest interventions each year. Daily consultation with the clinical teams allows the Fellow to develop consultation skills. The fellowship includes dedicated time rotating in cardiovascular imaging as well as several rotations in clinical departments including pulmonary medicine, thoracic oncology and thoracic pathology. Some of these rotations will take place at other academic institutions, when appropriate.
The Fellow is involved in all aspects of clinical thoracic imaging and will work under the supervision of three dedicated thoracic radiologists. The Fellow receives mentoring, academic time and support for research and educational activities.
Departmental resources: 5 multidetector CT scanners (1-40 channel, 2-16 channel, 1- 4 channel), several DR and CR units, 4 MR scanners (including 3 1.5-T and 1 0.35-T), an integrated PET-CT scanner and a fully implemented McKesson PACS system. A 3T MR scanner has been purchased.
The mission of the training program is to develop well trained thoracic imaging specialists who have sufficient expertise to function in academic or private practice environments. At the end of training the fellow is expected to comfortably diagnose a large number of thoracic diseases and provide a focused differential diagnosis as well as provide guidance to the clinical staff in patient management decisions. In addition, the Fellow is expected to acquire expertise in a variety of interventional procedures in the chest. The fellows are intimately involved in the academic activities of the department and participate in teaching medical students, residents and clinical staff.
Prospective Applicants:
NOTE THE THORACIC FELLOWSHIP IS FULL FOR 2010-11 AND 2011-12
Please send a completed application form [click here for application form], three letters of recommendation, an updated curriculum vitae, a medical school transcript and a personal statement to the Thoracic Imaging Fellowship Director, Melissa L. Rosado de Christenson, MD, FACR.
Melissa L. Rosado de Christenson, MD, FACR
Section Chief, Thoracic Radiology
Professor of Radiology
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Department of Radiology
Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City
4401 Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO 64111
Telephone: 816-932-2550
Fax: 816-932-2698
Email: mrosado@saint-lukes.org
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