The Visiting Fellowship Programs
Program Description
The Visiting Fellowship programs managed through the department of radiology are designed to provide a flexible and individualized learning experience. Although there is no direct patient contact, visiting fellows have the opportunity to participate in film interpretation, observe procedures and techniques as well as attend regularly scheduled case reviews and interdisciplinary conferences. Enrollment in the Visiting Fellowship program is limited and application in advance of the desired fellowship period is required. See individual program descriptions for tuition specific to that Fellowship. CME credit is available for Visiting Fellowships. Jefferson Medical College designates this activity for up to 150 hours in Category 1 credit toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award.
The Visiting Fellowships:
Ultrasound Visiting Fellowships are available in the following areas:
- Ultrasound - General
- Ultrasound - Vascular
- Ultrasound - Musculoskeletal
- Echocardiography
- Thyroid Biopsy
- Academic Visiting Fellowship in Ultrasound
- Maternal/Fetal Medicine Ultrasound
- Obstetrical Ultrasound
- Fetal Echocardiography
Radiology CT/MRI Imaging Visiting Fellowships are available in:
- Computed Tomography - Body
- MRI - Body
- Musculoskeletal (Bone, primarily MRI)
THE ULTRASOUND FELLOWSHIPS
General Ultrasound
 Director: Barry B. Goldberg, MD
Tuition: $250/day, $1,200 for the 1st week, $900 for each additional week up to one month, $500 per week thereafter.
Approximate number of cases per day: 100
Clinical applications include abdominal, OB/Gyn, small parts. Clinical visiting fellows have the opportunity to participate in the daily functioning of the facility by attending reading sessions and observing procedures, in addition to full use of our academic resources including a library of recorded classroom courses covering most aspects of diagnostic ultrasound.
Vascular Ultrasound
Directors: Laurence Needleman, MD, Barry B. Goldberg, MD,
Tuition: $250/day, $1,200 for the 1st week, $900 for each additional week up to one month, $500 per week thereafter.
Approximate number of cases per day: 30
Our vascular lab provides imaging and Doppler examinations for cerebrovascular, upper and lower extremity arterial and venous, DVT and visceral vascular examinations. Clinical visiting fellows have the opportunity to participate in the daily functioning of the facility by attending reading sessions and observing procedures, in addition to full use of our academic resources.
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Director: Levon N. Nazarian, MD,
Tuition: $500/day, $2,500 for the 1st week, $2000 for each additional week up to one month, $1500 per week thereafter.
Approximate number of cases per day: 15-20
The primary focus of this visiting fellowship is clinical diagnostic applications including the major joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles and nerves. A limited number of ultrasound-guided injections, dry needling and other interventional procedures are performed. Visiting fellows have the opportunity to participate in the daily functioning of the facility by attending reading sessions and observing procedures. The visiting fellow also has access to our academic resources including a library of recorded classroom courses covering most aspects of diagnostic ultrasound.
Echocardiography
Director: Ira Cohen, MD
Tuition: $250/day, $1,200 for the 1st week, $900 for each additional week up to one month, $500 per week thereafter.
Approximate number of cases per day: 30
Visiting fellows will participate in a comprehensive overview of clinical echocardiography as experienced during a typical day in our laboratory. Routine Echo/Doppler, stress echo (exercise and pharmacologic), contrast echo, transesophageal and intraoperative studies are performed daily and will permit a program tailored to an individual’s needs. Fellows will observe studies being performed. Daily interpretative reading sessions allow the fellow one on one interaction with our staff echocardiographers. An extensive audio visual file, include taped didactic lectures on every facet of echocardiography are available, Cardiac anatomic imaging, noninvasive hemodynamics and left ventricular function quantitation will be emphasized for beginners, with instruction in tissue Doppler, PISA and other quantitative measures for more advanced fellows . Additional exposure to 3D echo and other advanced analysis techniques can be arranged for advanced fellows
Ultrasound-guided Thyroid Biopsy
Director: Sharon Segal, DO
Tuition: $1,000 for 1 day, $500 for second and third day.
The Thyroid Biopsy tutorial is currently offered only on Wednesday each week. This visiting fellowship provides observation of ultrasound scanning and ultrasound-guided biopsy in 6-10 cases per day. The visiting fellow has extensive one-to-one interaction with Dr. Segal throughout the day. Tuition includes a biopsy phantom for the visiting fellow to use for supervised practice during the day and to take home for further practice. The fellowship also includes a one-to-one didactic session (lecture) covering thyroid disease and the role of ultrasound imaging and biopsy in diagnosis and treatment. The visiting fellowship may be extended to a second or third day focusing on techniques of ultrasound-guided procedures and set-up of a dedicated ultrasound interventional procedure area. Learning goals for this highly specialized visiting fellowship are:
- Develop an understanding of the role of ultrasound imaging in thyroid disease
- Develop an algorithm for recommending thyroid/neck FNA based on imaging results
- Learn the technique of ultrasound-guided FNA of thyroid/neck masses
Learning goals for the interventional procedures extended second and third days:
- Develop an understanding of the role of ultrasound-guided interventional procedures
- Describe the process of setting up a new dedicated interventional service
Ultrasound Academic Visiting Fellowship
Director: Barry B. Goldberg, MD
Tuition: $600 for the first week and $500 for each additional week.
For the individual primarily interested in intensive academic study of ultrasound, the academic fellowship provides access to our teaching materials including the video tapes of all our courses and our textbook library. During the academic visiting fellowship, the fellow may attend all regularly scheduled JUREI ultrasound courses at no additional cost. Course hands-on sessions are not included. Hands-on may be taken, but it is a separate registration with no discount. Most of our Academic Fellows plan their visit to incorporate one or more live courses and supplement this by viewing recorded courses in other areas of ultrasound. The Academic Visiting Fellowship does not include access to the clinical facilities and is available only for ultrasound.
A reduced tuition of $500 for the first week and $300 for each additional week is available to individuals practicing in a country that appears on the World Health Organization List of Least Developed Countries at URL http://www.un.org/special-rep/ohrlls/ldc/list.htm
Maternal Fetal Medicine Sonography Visiting Fellowship
 
Directors: Stuart Weiner, MD and Vincenzo Berghella, MD
Tuition: $1,200/week, $3,000/1 month, $6,000/3 months, $18,000/year.
The Jefferson Ultrasound Institute, in collaboration with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Divisions of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Reproductive Imaging and Genetics, offers a Visiting Fellowship for advanced study in High Risk Obstetrical Ultrasound, including Maternal-Fetal Doppler, Fetal Echocardiography, 4D Obstetrical Studies, Fetal Well-Being Assessment, Prenatal Diagnosis, and Fetal Therapy. Each Visiting Fellowship is tailored to address the specific needs of the participant.
The Visiting Fellow will participate in all of the clinical activities of the Division, as well as the didactic seminars (approx. 4-6 hours/week) and may also conduct research appropriate to his/her length of stay and area of interest. The faculty includes attending perinatologists, neonatologists, radiologists, pediatric cardiologists and other subspecialists, perinatal sonographers and echocardiographers, geneticists, genetic counselors, and perinatal nurses.
THE RADIOLOGY IMAGING (CT/MRI) VISITING FELLOWSHIPS
Computed Tomography - Body
Director: Laurence Needleman, MD
Tuition: $1,200 first week, $900 each additional week, $500 for each additional week after 1 month.
Approximate # of cases per day: 50
The computed body tomography visiting fellowship offers close contact with dedicated CT radiologists. The majority of this fellowship consists of participation in the reading of body CT images. Fellows may work with technologists on workstations and multi slice scanners (with prior arrangement) and also participate in weekly conferences/lectures.
The objective of this program is to support development of an understanding of the computed tomographic sectional diagnosis of the mediastinum, chest, abdominal organs, retroperitoneum and pelvic structures. The visiting fellow will also have the opportunity to develop confidence in the selection of appropriate computed tomographic protocols for specific clinical problems. This fellowship is offered in one-week blocks. Subspecialty concentrations available include chest, abdominal and vascular. The visiting fellowship experience can be tailored to individual needs. Equipment: Multidetector CTs from several manufacturers with 256, 64 and 16 detectors are used daily in the division. CT fluoroscopy is also used for interventions. Workstations from multiple manufacturers as well as standalone workstations are available for review.
MRI - Body
Director: Donald G. Mitchell, MD
Tuition: $250/day, $1,200 per week, $900 for each additional week up to 1 month, $500 for each additional week after 1 month.
Approximate # of cases per day: 20-30 body, vascular and cardiac cases
This fellowship emphasizes routine and advanced clinical applications of Body MRI, including dynamic multiphasic gadolinium enhancement in all body parts, gynecologic MRI, total body MRA, MRCP, cardiac, etc. This busy teleradiology-based service reads body cases from a total of nine 1.5 Tesla units (seven with advanced echo planar capabilities), two 3.0 Tesla units with advanced features, two 1.0 Tesla units and three open MRI systems (1.5T, 0.7T and 0.3T), providing a unique opportunity to learn protocol optimization for systems with varied capabilities. All case interpretation and teaching is by five body MRI specialists who emphasize practical application of MRI physics and techniques. Depending on interest, a combined body/ musculoskeletal fellowship can be arranged.
Musculoskeletal (Bone, primarily MRI)
 
Director: William Morrison, MD Co-Director: Adam Zoga, MD
Tuition: $250/day, $1,200 per week, $900 for each additional week up to 1 month, $500 for each additional week after 1 month.
Approximate # of MRI/CT cases per day: 80; 2,500 per month
This fellowship is geared toward the individual desiring flexible advanced training in Musculoskeletal Imaging. The participant can custom-tailor a self-directed program to include observation of MRI, CT, and radiography readout, as well as interventional bone and joint procedures. This fellowship program incorporates advanced imaging of shoulder, knee, foot and ankle, hip, wrist, elbow, and professional sports medicine imaging. Approximately 30-40 MR arthrograms (direct and indirect) are reviewed each week. Procedures include biopsies of bone and soft tissue, arthrograms, nerve blocks, disc aspiration and discography. An extensive digital teaching file is available for review. Personal consultation on individual cases and protocol selection is available.
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How to Apply for a Visiting Fellowship
To determine if space is available in a visiting fellowship at the time that you prefer, please email us at radvf@jeffersonhospital.org with "Visiting Fellowship" in the subject line and provide the following information in the body of the email message:
- Your name, city, country, profession, affiliation/where you work, phone number were we may contact you and your preferred email address. Alternatively you can attach a copy of you curriculum vitae.
- Which fellowship do you wish to apply for.
- The desired start and end dates for the visiting fellowship or the general time period and duration (i.e. “summer next year” and “3 weeks”).
- Provide a brief statement of your learning objectives – that is, what you want to accomplish during the visiting fellowship.
- Provide an indication if you will need low-cost dormitory housing during your stay. For more information on the Martin Building which is our on-campus dormitory visit web page Overview of Martin Building and for information on costs visit pages Martin Rates and Martin Short-Term Accomodation Rates . Visiting Fellows qualify for the "Student Rates" shown in the housing rates table.
- If you are NOT a USA citizen, describe your visa status. Do you already have a visa for the United States that will cover the period for which you have requested the visiting fellowship? If yes, provide the details (type of visa, valid from/to, multi-entry or single entry).
We will contact the division director(s) for approval of the proposed visiting fellowship and desired dates and, if you request housing in the Martin Building, will determine if space is available on the desired dates. If everything is favorable, we will notify you that the visiting fellowship has been tentatively approved and that you may proceed with the full application. We will send you all required forms at that time.
On receipt of your application and the nonrefundable $100 processing fee we will finalize the visiting fellowship and reserve the agreed-upon dates. At that point we will initiate processing of your visa if required.
Visiting Fellowship Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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