MR Fellowship
Overview
| Positions available: |
2-3 per year |
| Length of fellowship: |
One year |
| Forms: |
Application |
This one year fellowship has intensive involvement in clinical and research MRI activities and is equally suited to prepare for a career in academic radiology and private practice. The strong academic component represents a key opportunity within this fellowship. The fellows will be involved in all aspects of clinical MRI under the supervision of the program director and the MRI faculty. A musculoskeletal MRI component is included. Close involvement with our dedicated MR scientists enhances the experience. In addition to clinical activities, the fellow will be trained in basic MR principles, research methodology, manuscript preparation, grant writing, and other activities essential to an academic career.
Clinical facilities consist of a 1.5 Tesla 8 channel Siemens Symphony MRI System with Quantum gradients, one 1.5 Tesla Siemens Vision system, two 1.5 GE Twin Signa systems with EXCITE 8 channel subsystems, one 3.0 Tesla EXCITE system and one 3.0 Tesla long bore system. One of the 1.5T GE systems is dedicated to clinical and basic research and has the world's first 32 channel receiver system with 32 element coils. An additional 3.0 Tesla GE system is dedicated to research. Operated in conjunction with the Cardiology department there is also a 1.5 Tesla whole body Philips MRI system, dedicated to cardiac imaging.
Particular research emphasis is placed on fast cardiovascular imaging, abdominal imaging, lung imaging, MR angiography, perfusion, diffusion, MR spectroscopy and functional brain imaging. Other facilities include an 8.5 Tesla vertical bore magnet equipped with a self-shielded gradient set of 40 mm diameter ID and 75 G/cm maximum gradient strength, as well as a 4.7 Tesla, 40 cm bore actively shielded Bruker Biospec Magnet System.
Applying
Please send (3) letters of recommendation, CV, personal statement, transcript of medical school record, and application form to the application manager, Claire Odom.
Ms. Claire Odom
Department of Radiology
Shapiro 4
330 Brookline Ave.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA 02215
617-667-2521
617-667-2531 (fax)
codom@bidmc.harvard.edu
