2025-2026 Body Imaging Fellowship

The Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Body Imaging Division at the University of Virginia, seeks five candidates for tenure-ineligible Clinical Instructor/Fellow positions in Abdominal Imaging for a July 1, 2025 start date. This one-year post-graduate fellowship program provides extensive training in all aspects of abdominal imaging with a focus on image-guided procedures (ultrasound and CT) and abdominopelvic MRI. As a quaternary referral center, we perform MRI for a broad range of diseases including prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, gynecological cancers, cholangiocarcinoma, pancreatic cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma; and a variety of hepatobiliary diseases including cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis, and MR elastography.

Clinical instructors will learn to perform a variety of procedures, including solid organ and lung biopsies, abscess drainages, thoracenteses and paracenteses, thyroid nodule biopsies and fluoroscopically-guided GI tract interventions. This unique training opportunity is held in one of the premier academic communities in the country with a robust data infrastructure to engage in clinical research if desired. Internal moonlighting opportunities are available.

To learn more about the fellowship, please visit: https://med.virginia.edu/radiology/services/fellowship-program/abdominal-imaging/.

The UVA Medical Center ranks in the top 100 hospitals in the country according to US News and World Report, and is recognized as one of the "best benchmark hospitals."

UVA Health is located in Charlottesville, a beautiful and highly desirable location of the Mid-Atlantic region, two hours' drive from Washington D.C., with the Blue Ridge Mountains to the west. It is consistently rated as one of the best US cities to live in, based on cost of living, climate, and quality of life. Affiliation with the University of Virginia provides the opportunity for constant exposure to athletic, cultural, and social events.

This is a restricted position; continuation is dependent on funding and satisfactory performance.

Qualifications

Candidates must have an MD or equivalent and successfully completed a residency in diagnostic radiology at an ACGME accredited institution or successfully completed a diagnostic radiology residency accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC).

Application Instructions

As per the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments (SCARD), we cannot accept applications or offer an opportunity to interview with our program until November 1, 2023. A completed application and recommendation letters can be submitted before, but will not be reviewed until November 1.

Exceptions to the SCARD embargo include:

• Applicants whose spouse/domestic partner is also applying for a medical fellowship in the same year

• Internal candidates

• Military candidates

• International candidates – international candidates are defined as applicants from programs that are neither ACGME or RCPS programs (i.e. Canadian applicants are NOT excluded from the embargo.)

The position will remain open until filled.

To apply for this position, please go to http://apply.interfolio.com/129825. For full consideration, applications must include a curriculum vitae, cover letter/personal statement, USMLE Step I, II, and III scores (or equivalent), and ECFMG (if applicable). Three current letters of recommendation are to be sent directly to the program coordinator, Sandy Kerns. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. A completed pre-employment health screen is required for this position prior to employment.

For questions about the position, please contact Sandy Kerns Program Coordinator, via email at sk9ef@uvahealth.org.

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