Earlier this year, I moderated a Panel on Education and Academics at the Radiology Education Foundation (REF) Leadership Summit held at Mumbai. We discussed various aspects of education, ranging from curriculum and exams, mentorship, accreditation, and improving the quality of teaching and research. One major takeaway was voiced by Sumer Sethi, the founder of DAMS …
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Hospital and City: All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur Duration: 1 year duration Number of seats: 2 seats every year. Exam usually take place in the July-August period every year. Diagnostic exposure: The department is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. There are two dual energy 128 slice CT scanners, two 3T MRI scanners, Hologic Systems Mammography and Tomosynthesis, and …
I am currently a PGY-2 in the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and applied for Match during the 2022-23 cycle. I'm breaking down this post on Matching in a Radiology Residency program into predominantly two parts. Although most of what I write comes from my experience of applying to the …
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Nils Westermark. Does this name ring a bell? If you’re a radiologist, you probably vaguely remember Westermark’s sign, one of about half-a-dozen eponymous signs you had once memorised to remember the findings of pulmonary thromboembolism (a blood clot in one of the arteries of the lungs) on a chest X-ray. But did you know that …
Institute: Jaipur Institute of Pain and Sports Injuries, Jaipur Mentors: Dr. Gaurav Kant Sharma Duration: 6 months No. of seats: There were 2 seats when I did my fellowship (July-November 2023). I was the second fellow. Eligibility: MD/DNB/DMRD Entrance exam: When I joined, it was an interview-based selection. It is going to be an entrance exam along with an interview …
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What exactly is trivia? Here is how the Cambridge dictionary defines trivia. trivia (noun): unimportant or little-known details or information Trivia is different from general knowledge in that it is not a ‘must know’ or ‘good to know’; it is more of a ‘may know if interested, but unlikely to help you in any objective …
Program: Fellowship in Neuro and Vascular Interventional Radiology (FNVIR) Number of Available Seats: Two seats (originally one seat; increased to two starting from the academic year 2023) Hospital and Location: N.M Virani Wockhardt Hospital, Rajkot, Gujarat Duration: 18 months(It was initially one year, but has been extended to 18 months from the academic year 2023) …
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Location: Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad, Telangana Number of seats: 4 (2 seats every 6 months) Duration: Post MD/DNB Radiology à 18months, Post DM à 12months Course director : Dr. Suresh Giragani, Senior consultant interventional Radiologist Fellowship application process and selection criteria: The application is out every year in the month of May/June. Candidates need to mail …
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Hospital and City: All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur. Duration: 1 year duration. I did my fellowship in year 2020-2021. Number of seats: 1 seat every year. Exam usually takes place in the July-August period every year. Diagnostic exposure: The department is equipped with state-of-the-art equipment. There are 2 CT scanners (Siemens 128x2 - slice dual source dual …
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Course: DrNB (Doctorate of National Board) Endovascular and Interventional Radiology at Kovai Medical Center and Hospital, Coimbatore Duration: 3 years No of seats: 2 per year Eligibility: MD / DNB Radiology. Fellowship Application & Selection process: Selection process is through NEET SS examination followed by centralised All India Counselling. Good knowledge in diagnostic radiology with basics of Interventional radiology …
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