Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship

• Education – Multiple interdepartmental conferences, most weekly, including:
  • Orthopedic Oncology Conference
  • Sarcoma Interdisciplinary Tumor Board
  • Friday Interesting Case Conference
  • Musculoskeletal Radiology Residency Conferences
  • Arthroscopy – MR Correlation Conference
    
    
• Clinical construct to ensure fellows review studies that match their interests (such as MRI) while faculty focus on radiography
  
  
• Sufficient interpretative volume for fellows (>6000 MRIs, >5000 CTs, and >100,000 total musculoskeletal exams per year)
  
  
• Collaborative relationship with the department of orthopedics – reading room abuts the orthopedic surgery clinic with frequent interactions with members of orthopedics
  
  
• Level 1 Trauma Center – One of the five busiest within the US
  
  
• Overall balanced clinical experience, including oncology, trauma, sports medicine, and arthritis
  
  
• Internal moonlighting, if interested
  
  
• Academic time
  
  
• Elective time
  
  

You will work primarily from the Lawrence Ellison Ambulatory Care Center (ACC) located on our Sacramento campus. We review imaging studies from a number of outlying outpatient facilities within our health network, in addition to the main hospital, which is located on the same campus as the ACC.

The clinical workday of each fellow will be driven by their interests; MRIs, CTs, ultrasounds, procedures, and radiography are available, with what you do determined by you and your colleagues. As such there is no fellow assigned to any strict role (like reviewing radiographs all day), although most fellows focus on MRI, where there is ample daily volume for you.

With multiple conferences each week, these are the opportunity for us to teach and assist you and you to teach others. When fellows are assigned to conferences, they will have a faculty member also assigned to review the studies and answer questions.

Our goal is to prepare you as a well-rounded musculoskeletal radiologist – we hope to achieve this with regular conferences, clinical exposure, and appropriate oversight.

As with most fellowships, the majority of our graduates enter private practice positions after completion and we are here to support you if you choose academics or private practice. This includes research opportunities and accompanying academic time, teaching opportunities and job assistance if seeking an academic position. If private practice is in your future, we will assist in coordinating radiology electives, moonlighting opportunities and reaching out to close contacts in Northern California.

We participate in the radiology fellowship match via the NRMP. Our application timeline follows that outlined by the NRMP and Society of Skeletal Radiology.

To apply, please submit the following materials to Holly Lewin at halewin@ucdavis.edu.

1. A completed SSR MSK common application form
2. Current CV
3. Three letters of recommendation (including one from the director of your radiology residency program)
4. USMLE transcripts
5. Personal statement
6. Current photo (to ensure we have the correct applicant with the correct file during rank period)

UC Davis adheres to national timelines, as outlined by the Society of Skeletal Radiology (SSR) and Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments (SCARD). Specifically,

• November 1: First day to accept applications
• January 13: First potential day of interviews
• March 31: Last potential day of interviews

See the Society of Skeletal Radiology website for up-to-date information on application and interview timelines.