Mass General Hospital - Department of Radiology - International Visiting Fellowship

During the forthcoming year, the Department of Radiology of the Massachusetts General Hospital will offer several International Visiting Fellowships. These are designed to provide the visiting radiologist with an opportunity for personalized continuing education.

students at a computer The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Radiology is comprised of 56 full-time staff radiologists, 40 residents, and 20 fellows. The department contains 11 divisions devoted to the fields of magnetic resonance imaging, neuroradiology, musculoskeletal imaging, pediatric radiology, chest radiology, vascular radiology, emergency radiology, nuclear medicine, breast imaging, gastrointestinal/genitourinary radiology, head and neck radiology. The department offers state of the art technology in all fields of radiology including MRI, CT and PET Scanning. The department is actively involved in telemedicine and teleradiology with several national and international sites currently online. Daily work rounds and weekly clinical conferences are held in almost all of the sections. Daily morning case discussion conferences and lunch time didactic conferences are given for the benefit of all the radiologists in the department. Each section contains an extensive teaching file and some sections have developed interactive laser disc education programs.

The goal of the International Visiting Fellowship is to provide a comprehensive, individualized exposure in state of the art imaging and intervention in an academic setting. Each visiting fellow is assigned one mentor in their field or fields of interest. The mentor’s responsibility is to provide supervision, and education through regular meetings with the fellow. Fellow involvement in research and paper writing is also possible. The fellow’s responsibility is to be present during the clinical work-day and attend the various conferences. Additional scheduled time for research is also possible. Rotations in a given subspecialty are no less than one month in length.

The Visiting Fellows will participate in the functions of the various specialized sections of the department, working in a clinical and educational environment emphasizing current clinical practices, newer radiological techniques, and the operation of state-of-the-art imaging modalities.

Specific Educational Opportunities Include:

Observation of general and specialized procedures.
Participation in review of daily case material.
Review sessions with the faculty.
Possible involvement in clinical research and publications.
Attending departmental and interdepartmental conferences.
Self-instructional slide/tape and videotape programs.
The Massachusetts General Hospital Radiology Teaching Collection.
The ACR Learning Laboratory.