Program Director: John P. McGahan, M.D.
Professor
john.mcgahan@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Number of Fellowship Positions: 2 per year
Duration of Fellowship: 1 year

Fellowship Make Up:

Rotations

• Ultrasound/Interventional Procedures: 4 months
• Body CT: 1 month
• Body MRI: 3 months
• MRI Musculoskeletal: 1 month
• Electives: 2 months**
  

**Electives May include:

• MRI Abdominal
• MRI Neuroradiology
• MRI Musculoskeletal
• Obstetrical Ultrasound
• Mammography
• Chest CT
• Others by request

Ultrasound

The fellow will participate in all ultrasound examinations and all diagnostic and invasive procedures using ultrasound guidance. This experience will include general abdomen, obstetric, gynecologic, pediatric, thyroid, breast, prostate, vascular, endovaginal, endorectal, pulsed and color-flow Doppler, and intraoperative procedures. Invasive procedures include percutaneous biopsy, abscess drainage, cholecystostomy, thoracentesis, abdominal paracentesis, nephrostomy, and biliary drainage.

Body CT and MRI

The fellow will participate in the performance and interpretation of diagnostic studies and all diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed using Body CT and MRI. This experience will include abdominal and pelvic imaging. Invasive procedures include percutaneous biopsy and drainage procedures using CT or MRI direction.

Electives

The fellow may choose the following electives:

• Ultrasound
• Body Computed Tomography
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Angiography
• Gastrointestinal radiology
• Genitourinary radiolog
• Research (on a time-allotted basis)

Invasive Procedures

The three abdominal imaging fellows will share responsibility (under faculty guidance) for consultation, performance, and radiographic follow-up of all patients who undergo invasive procedures performed by the Abdominal Imaging Section. Generally, procedures performed under ultrasound or CT guidance will be performed by the fellow assigned to that respective service, with faculty approval. If one fellow is absent, the remaining fellows will provide cross-coverage of invasive procedure patients.

Mammography

The fellow will participate in the performance and interpretation of mammograms at the section head's option.

Teaching Responsibilities

The fellow will assist in the teaching of residents and students assigned to Abdominal Imaging Services. The fellow will prepare and deliver one resident teaching conference per quarter (four per year) for the radiology residents.

Vacation and Conference Time

20 vacation days per year
4 educational days per year (elective with Director's approval)
12 sick days per year

Fellows are not to be away simultaneously.

Competitive salary and benefits.
On-Call Duties: As per department chair

Clinical Duties

Ultrasound

1. Participate in all ultrasound examinations and all diagnostic and invasive procedures performed, using ultrasound guidance.
2. Monitor the performance of all portable ultrasound examinations performed on the wards. This includes reviewing the medical records of all patients examined.
3. Assist in teaching the residents and students assigned to the ultrasound service.
4. Assist the assigned radiology resident in dictating ultrasound studies.

Body CT and MRI

1. Supervise the performance and interpretation of all diagnostic studies and invasive procedures performed using Body CT and MRI section.
2. Assist in teaching the residents and students assigned to the Body CT and MRI.
   

Invasive Procedures

1. The three abdominal imaging fellows will share responsibility for managing an Invasive Procedure Service as part of the Abdominal Imaging Section. This service will provide consultation, performance, and radiographic follow-up of all patients who undergo invasive procedures performed by the Abdominal Imaging Section. Patients in whom drainage catheters are placed will be followed by this service until the catheters are removed. Generally, procedures performed under ultrasound or CT guidance will be performed by the fellow and resident assigned to that respective service. If one fellow is absent, the remaining fellows will provide cross-coverage of invasive procedure patients.
2. Fellows will assist in teaching residents techniques of invasive procedures performed by the Abdominal Imaging Section.
   

1. Completion of four-year residency in the United States or Canada.
   
   
2. California Medical License before starting fellowship. Please visit the California Medical Board Web site or contact them directly for more information: http://www.medbd.ca.gov/ or (916) 263-2344.
   
   
3. Requirement for acceptance of international medical graduates at UC Davis for postgraduate training.

To apply, please submitt the following materials to the fellowship coordinator at the address below.

1. A completed application form.
2. Current CV.
3. A letter of recommendation from the director of your radiology residency program addressed to the fellowship director.
4. Two additional letters of recommendation from physicians of your choice addressed to the fellowship director.
5. A letter from the dean of your medical school addressed to the fellowship director.
6. Medical school transcripts and USMLE scores.
7. Personal statement.
   

If you have questions or would like to submit your application materials, please contact:

Tracey Brown
tracey.brown@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
Phone: (916) 703-2273
Fax: (916) 703-2274

UC Davis Health System
Department of Radiology
4860 Y Street Suite 3100
Sacramento, CA 95817