Abdominal Imaging
The Penn Body Imaging Fellowship was established in 1978. Since then, more than 90 physicians have graduated from this fellowship program, which provides an extremely well-rounded experience in clinical, educational and research endeavors. Fellows who graduate from this program are respected nationwide and -regardless of the economic climate - often find themselves choosing from a variety of attractive academic and private practice job opportunities.
On behalf of the nation's first school of medicine (founded by Ben Franklin, 1765) and the nation's #1 radiology department in NIH funding, we invite you to consider continuing your radiology training at the University of Pennsylvania.
Program Overview
The abdominal imaging fellowship is a one-year course of training consisting of thirteen four-week blocks, including 6 on MRI, 3 on Ultrasound, 3 on abdominal CT and/or 1 elective month on GI/GU where the fellows can concentrate on CT Urography and Virtual Colonoscopy.
Each section combines a broad array of didactic teaching with high volume clinical learning opportunities. Our goal is to train productive, confident body imagers, teaching them to become skilled both with established techniques as well as with cutting edge imaging protocols.
We have made a department wide commitment to PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System), as well as to Voice Recognition Dictation Software, two technologies which are undoubtedly part of the future of our field. At HUP, though, they are already implemented and are part of the daily operation of our sections.
Specialties
Contact
Elizabeth M. Hecht, MD
Assistant Professor, Program Director
Attn: Bernadette Chester Roberts, Program Coordinator
Department of Radiology
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 662-3046
Fax: (215) 349-5627
Email: Bernadette.Chester@uphs.upenn.edu
