Education and Training Opportunities
2010-2011 Breast-tract/Oncoradiology Fellowship at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
The Breast-tract/Oncoradiology Fellowship at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a 12-month fellowship offered to board-eligible or board-certified radiologists. It provides in-depth knowledge of the multidisciplinary diagnostic approach to medical oncology, with a particular emphasis on breast imaging and intervention.
Structure
The Chief of the Department of Radiology at Dana-Farber is Annick D. Van den Abbeele, MD, and the Dana-Farber Fellowship program is directed by Fiona Fennessy, MD, PhD. One fellow is recruited each academic year. The oncoradiology breast imaging Fellowship at Dana-Farber is structured in accordance with the fellowship regulations provided by the Department of Radiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Rotation Overview
Half of the oncoradiology fellowship entails body imaging. This is divided between CT, MR, with some ultrasound and plain film diagnostic studies and PET-CT. MR encompasses primarily abdominal and pelvic imaging, but also chest and musculoskeletal imaging. Nuclear oncology imaging services includes two PET-CTs, and plays an important role in cancer staging, restaging, follow-up, and monitoring of therapeutic response to standard and innovative therapies at the forefront of molecular imaging.
Many of the important new therapies are being tested in clinical trials at Dana-Farber, and the Fellow is exposed to current clinical treatments, as well as new investigational treatments including molecular-targeted therapies.
30% of this Fellowship position focuses on breast imaging. This encompasses mammography (screening and diagnostic), MRI of the breast, and image-guided interventions in the breast. Time is spent both at Dana-Farber and Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Research
The Fellow is allotted a day free of clinical responsibilities (dedicated 20% research time) to partake in a research project, in whatever area is of interest to them, mentored by a radiology attending. However, research progress is closely monitored and time frames for advancement with the project are strictly adhered to, as outlined by the Brigham and Women's Hospital radiology Fellowship guidelines.
Elective Time
There is one month of elective time. This may be spent in research, or in subspecialties such as cross-sectional interventional radiology, vascularinterventional radiology, or neuroradiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Teaching
There are many lecture series and conferences available to the Fellow. Daily didactic teaching sessions are provided by the staff of Dana-Farber's radiology department. Brigham and Women's radiology noon conferences are also available on a daily basis, although this conference time is not protected while on the clinical schedule. Continual educational contact is provided five days a week, from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Fellowship Supervision and Evaluation
The staff radiologists at Dana-Farber provide on-site training and teaching. Fellows are continually evaluated throughout the year, and are provided constant feedback. Fiona M. Fennessy, MD, PhD, Robin Birdwell, MD, and Annick D. Van den Abbeele, MD, oversee the fellow's performance in the oncoradiology fellowship program.
Application Procedure
Interested applicants should send their curriculum vitae and three reference letters to:
Fiona M. Fennessy, MD, PhD
Fellowship Director, Department of Radiology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
44 Binney Street
Boston, MA 02115
Attention: Ellen Yonker
Phone: (617) 632-4891
Fax: (617) 582-8574
E-mail: ellen_yonker@dfci.harvard.edu
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