Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2021 Sep-Oct;50(5):599-606. doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.06.008. Epub 2020 Jun 26.
To determine the spectrum of non-interventional radiology fellowship programs in institutions that offer both a radiology residency program and one or more non-interventional radiology fellowship programs.
Institutions offering both radiology residency and non-interventional radiology fellowship programs were identified using publicly available websites. The non-interventional radiology fellowship programs were categorized into "traditional" (neuroradiology, breast imaging, abdominal imaging, musculoskeletal imaging, thoracic imaging, pediatric radiology, and nuclear medicine) and "nontraditional" fellowship programs. The nontraditional programs were stratified into four categories: a) Combinations of traditional fellowships; b) Focused nontraditional fellowships; c) Combinations of traditional and focused nontraditional fellowships (excluding traditional-traditional combinations); and d) Mandatory two-year fellowships. The distributions of the different types of traditional and nontraditional fellowship programs were evaluated.
555 fellowship programs were identified in 113 institutions that offered both radiology residency and non-interventional radiology fellowship programs. 73.33% (407/555) of the programs were traditional fellowships, and 26.66% (148/555) were nontraditional fellowships. The 148 nontraditional fellowship programs were comprised of 41 different types of programs, 23 types of which were unique to and offered exclusively at specific institutions. 38.08% of the traditional fellowship programs were Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accredited, while only 16.21% (24/148) of the nontraditional fellowship programs were ACGME-accredited.
The nontraditional non-interventional radiology fellowship programs are formed by a heterogeneous group of programs, some of which are offered exclusively at a single institution. Awareness of the types of existing programs would help radiology residents in making a more informed decision regarding their fellowship training.
确定提供放射学住院医师培训计划和一个或多个介入放射学奖学金计划的机构中非介入放射学奖学金计划的范围。
使用公开的网站确定提供放射学住院医师培训和介入放射学奖学金计划的机构。将介入放射学奖学金计划分为“传统”（神经放射学、乳房成像、腹部成像、肌肉骨骼成像、胸部成像、儿科放射学和核医学）和“非传统”奖学金计划。将非传统计划分为以下四类：a）传统奖学金的组合；b）专注于非传统的奖学金；c）传统和专注于非传统奖学金的组合（不包括传统-传统组合）；和 d）强制性两年奖学金。评估了不同类型的传统和非传统奖学金计划的分布情况。
在提供放射学住院医师培训和介入放射学奖学金计划的 113 个机构中，确定了 555 个奖学金计划。73.33%（407/555）的计划是传统奖学金，26.66%（148/555）是非传统奖学金。148 个非传统奖学金计划由 41 种不同类型的计划组成，其中 23 种仅在特定机构提供。38.08%的传统奖学金计划获得了研究生医学教育认证委员会（ACGME）的认证，而只有 16.21%（24/148）的非传统奖学金计划获得了 ACGME 认证。
非传统的介入放射学奖学金计划由一组不同类型的计划组成，其中一些仅在单个机构提供。了解现有计划的类型将有助于放射科住院医师在选择奖学金培训时做出更明智的决策。
