Fellowship
Abdominal Imaging
The Abdominal Imaging Fellowship at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is a one-year, non-ACGME-accredited program that accepts one fellow per year.
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The Abdominal Imaging Fellowship is designed to provide advanced training in all aspects of abdominal and pelvic imaging and image-guided biopsies and drainages. The clinical fellow will have an appointment as an instructor in radiology at Penn State College of Medicine.
The fellow will have excellent opportunities to experience collegial, multidisciplinary interactions through tumor boards and clinical interactions that require radiology participation, as well as research and teaching.
The Division of Abdominal Imaging in the Department of Radiology provides image interpretation to the numerous specialty clinical services at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. These include the surgical specialties of surgical oncology, urology, colorectal surgery, trauma surgery, transplant surgery and minimally invasive and bariatric surgery. The division also provides image interpretation to the numerous medical specialties, such as oncology, gastroenterology, hepatology, infectious diseases, nephrology and internal medicine.
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Candidates must be board-certified or board-qualified in diagnostic radiology and must be eligible to obtain a Pennsylvania state medical license.
Applicants should submit a CV, a personal statement and three letters of recommendation to:
Laurie Shearer
Abdominal Imaging Fellowship Coordinator
Department of Radiology, H066
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center 500 University Dr.
Hershey, PA 17033
Mailing Address
Department of Radiology, H066
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
500 University Dr.
Hershey, PA 17033
General Contact Information
Phone: 717-531-5306
Fax: 717-531-5596
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Curriculum Details
The Abdominal Imaging Fellowship is for one year, and is not ACGME-accredited.
Responsibilities
CT, MRI and ultrasound of the abdomen and pelvis
Biopsy and drainage service – the workup, procedural and post-procedural care of the patient
Faculty and call responsibilities as per department guidelines
Six months CT/MR
Two months ultrasound
Three months biopsy and drainage service
One month elective/research
Fellows are expected to participate actively in a research project with the goal of preparing a scholarly work or publication.
Multiphase CT and MR exams
CT and MR enterography
Secretin-enhanced MRI
Dynamic pelvic floor MR imaging
CT colonoscopy
Rectal cancer staging
Prostate MRI
A variety of equipment is available to the fellow.
MRI
1.5T and 3T Siemens at the main hospital
Two 1.5T Siemens at the East Health Campus facility
3T Siemens at the Camp Hill facility
3T Siemens at the research facility
CT
128 dual-source Siemens Flash CT in the emergency department
64 dual-source Siemens Definition CT at the hospital and 40 detector CT at the hospital
Dedicated 16 detector CT with CT fluoroscopy in the biopsy/drainage suite
40 detector CT at the East Health Campus facility
Dedicated physicist and two assistants in a 3D imaging lab
Ultrasound
Two Siemens S2000, one Siemens Antares, two Acuson Sequoia, one Hitachi EUB-8500 at the main hospital
One Siemens S2000, one Siemens X300, one Siemens Antares at the East Health Campus facility
One Siemens S2000 at the Camp Hill facility
