Radiology Fellowship Frequently Asked Questions
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What are the call duty working hours?
Applicants will be disclosed information on the call duty working hours during the interview process.
What are the number of cases performed daily?
Over 130,000 cases are performed at Children's National each year. The number of cases that are performed daily depends on the rotation.
What are the elective rotations available?
Common electives include nuclear medicine, neuroradiology and interventional radiology. Other opportunities exist including fetal imaging and cardiac imaging. If a fellow has a unique request that falls outside previously offered electives, the fellow can work with the program director to create a new opportunity, provided it meets learning objectives of the fellowship.
What are the normal work times?
The day starts at 7:30 a.m. when the morning didactic lecture begins. At the conclusion of morning conference (typically 8:15 a.m.) the fellows begin their assigned rotations for the day.
On most days, there is a noon conference from 12 to 1 p.m.
If not on-call, the day usually ends at 5:00 p.m.
What are the research opportunities for fellows?
There are many research opportunities in the Division of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology. At the beginning of the year every effort is made to identify interesting research projects for each fellow to participate in. Posters, case reports and abstracts are also commonly completed by fellows during their training. Fellows are expected to complete a research project during their year of training, in hopes that it can be presented at a future meeting, particularly the Society for Pediatric Radiology and/or published.
In addition, many of the larger research projects can benefit from the help of fellows. There are large ongoing studies in the areas of fetal imaging, neuro imaging, cardiac imaging, trauma, neurosonology, Gaucher's disease, neurofibromatosis, and sickle cell disease. Fellows are also expected to complete a quality improvement project.
Are there any teaching conferences that fellows can attend?
There are multiple conferences throughout the week at Children's National. In addition to didactic lectures offered in 4-5 lecture slots per week, Body interesting case conference occurs Friday at noon and Neuro interesting case conference Thursday at noon. A monthly Journal Club conference is held on Wednesdays. Other regularly scheduled conferences include Quality Academy, Difficult Case Conference, and Grand Rounds.
In addition, there are weekly fetal conferences, urology conferences and a tumor board that the fellows can attend as well. Monthly conferences with GI, ENT, neurosurgery, neurology, orthopedics, and the child protective team can be attended by fellows depending on their rotation schedule.