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Mayo Clinic's Thoracic Imaging Fellowship Program is designed to
provide an opportunity for radiology clinical and research training
at the fellowship level. You will progress from participation in
existing research programs within the department to formulation
of an original program of investigation. The specific timetable
for this progression depends on your prior experience.
You can choose from either a purely thoracic track or one that
provides focus in thoracic-breast imaging.
| Thoracic Track |
| Outpatient chest radiology |
3 months |
| Thoracic computed tomography |
3 months |
| Hospital/inpatient chest radiology |
1 to 3 months |
| Research |
3+ months |
| Electives |
1 to 2 months |
| Pulmonary medicine hospital rounds |
1 to 3 weeks |
| Thoracic surgery |
1 week |
| Pathology |
1 week |
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| Thoracic-Breast Track |
| Outpatient chest radiology |
3 months |
| Thoracic computed tomography |
3 months |
| Hospital/inpatient chest radiology |
1 month |
| Research/elective |
2 months |
Didactic Training
Clinical conferences, seminars, small discussion groups, journal
clubs and one-on-one instruction are all an integral part of the
Thoracic Imaging Fellowship Program.
For example, you will:
- Attend departmental meetings and conferences.
- Develop and make presentations at departmental
conferences.
- Attend conferences at research facilities.
- Attend journal club meetings.
- Prepare papers for presentation at research
conferences.
Research Training
Your research opportunities at Mayo Clinic are outstanding. You
are encouraged to participate in research projects with the consulting
staff. This includes opportunities for clinical studies and laboratory-based
projects.
Extensive research opportunities and facilities are available through
Mayo Clinic's Department of Radiology. You will be assigned an advisor
from the department, as determined by the fellowship committee.
This assignment will be based on your research interest. The advisor
may be changed during the fellowship, at the option of the committee.
Individual research projects will require advocacy and supervision
by a staff member of the Department of Radiology (usually, but not
always the advisor). In general, written plans for individual projects
will be submitted to the department research committee for assistance.
A program objective is that most research projects will yield results,
which are suitable for presentation at scientific meetings and for
publication in peer-reviewed literature.
Career Development
You will meet periodically with various faculty members, administrators
and the program director to discuss your career goals. Mayo Clinic
recruits many of its staff physicians from its own training programs.
Thus, when you successfully complete a radiology fellowship program,
job opportunities may be available at one of Mayo Clinic's group
practices.
Evaluation
To ensure that you acquire adequate knowledge and develop your technical
skills, your performance will be monitored carefully during the
course of your fellowship. You will be evaluated formally by your
supervising faculty member after each clinical rotation. In addition,
you will regularly evaluate the faculty to ensure that your educational
needs are being met.
Call Frequency
Your call schedule will vary by individual rotation. Mayo Clinic
follows the recommendations of the Accreditation Council for Graduate
Medical Education (ACGME).
Teaching Opportunities
You will have the opportunity to teach Mayo Medical School students
and visiting students from other medical schools through daily clinical
work and formal didactic lectures.
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