Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging Visiting Observership
Visiting Observership Program in Body MRI
The Division of MRI at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center offers a Visiting Observership training program in body MRI. This program is designed to expose the participant to daily read-out sessions and observation of a vast array of body MRI cases. The goal of this observership is to gain experience in understanding and utilizing MRI sequences and their clinical application to diseases involving the abdomen and pelvis. In addition, the participant will gain an understanding of the utilization of MRI in relation to ultrasound and CT imaging resources.
The participant will attend daily MRI Rounds in related subjects, as well as weekly MRI follow-up meetings to discuss unusual cases. The combination of group case discussions with individual case read-outs offers an opportunity for maximal interaction between applicants and faculty. Participants will also have access to the Ansin MRI Site Library of audiovisual, didactic lectures. The Department of Radiology also offers other observership opportunities, including an Interventional Radiology Observership and a Musculoskeletal Imaging & Intervention Observership.
The trainee will be supervised by faculty members from the Department of Radiology Medical Education, who will be responsible for teaching and providing guidance. The trainee will have only an observatory role on the body MRI service and no clinical work requirements or patient contact.
More About the Body MRI Visiting Observership
At the end of this observership, the participant will:
- Expand their knowledge in the clinical application of MRI to diseases involving the abdomen and pelvis.
- Improve their ability to recognize the key MRI features for accurate diagnosis of diseases involving the abdomen and pelvis.
- Understand how to better utilize MRI, ultrasound and CT imaging resources.
- Radiology: Practicing community and academic radiologists, residents, and fellows with interest in abdominal and pelvic MR imaging.
- Other specialties: Clinical physicians in surgery, gastroenterology, hepatology, urology and gynecology with interest in abdominal and pelvic MRI.
International observers will obtain their own tourist Visa. A J1 Visa sponsorship is not offered from the BIDMC for this course of study.
Tuition is $2,000.00/month. Tuition is payable on confirmation of acceptance.
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