Emergency Imaging Fellowship
Fellowship Information
Number of Positions: 1
Length of Fellowship: 1 year
Facilities: Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center (MH-TMC), Memorial Hermann- TMC Outpatient Imaging, Memorial Hermann Rockets Orthopedic Hospital, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital-Houston, Texas.
Requirements:
- Applicants must have completed a diagnostic radiology residency.
- Applicants must be American Board of Radiology Certification Eligible
How to Apply:
Apply online at: https://apps.uth.edu/radiologyfellowship
Accepting Applications: Currently accepting applications for the 2027-2028 academic year.
Selection Process:
Our fellowship participates in the National Residency Match Program (NRMP) for musculoskeletal fellowships and adheres to the SCARD Fellowship Embargo Guidelines. Further information regarding musculoskeletal fellowship embargo guidelines can be found here. The Fellowship Program Director selects fellows. All interviews will be virtual.
November 1, 2025 – First day to accept applications
January 12, 2026 – First day of interviews
March 31, 2026 – Last day of interviews.
The Emergency Imaging Fellowship in the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging is designed to train radiologists in emergency imaging. Emergency radiology training takes place at Memorial Hermann Hospital, one of the busiest Level I trauma centers in the country.
The fellowship in Emergency Imaging is designed to provide advanced training in computed tomography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging.
Clinical emphasis
Fellows accepted to the Emergency Imaging fellowship will have two elective rotations in other specialties such as body MRI, neuroradiology, and breast imaging are available for fellows to further customize their fellowship to suit the needs of their future employment.
Fellows may be promoted to Instructor in the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging during their training. This change in status allows increased clinical responsibility (average of one day per week of faculty responsibility) with a corresponding increase in salary. This also provides valuable experience for independent practice and experience in supervising residents.
The emergency radiology component of the SOEI Fellowship Program at UTHealth – McGovern Medical School is designed to provide advanced education and training for candidates wishing to seek a career in emergency radiology. With over 8,000 trauma admissions in 2016, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System – TMC Emergency Center (MHHS-TMC or, simply, MH EC) is consistently one of the busiest level one trauma centers in the world, serving a population of approximately 6 million people, in a 150-mile region surrounding Houston, Texas. Fellows receive training in imaging protocol management, hospital informatics, disaster management planning, and most importantly, imaging interpretation for critically injured patients suffering from blunt and penetrating trauma. Fellows are also exposed to research, education and mentoring opportunities within the department.
Rotations
The majority of the clinical rotations for emergency radiology fellows will be in the MH EC. The fellow will begin on weekday shifts, typically M-F, 7am – 5pm. Once the fellow’s skills are established, the work schedule will be altered to include evening hours, 11am – 7pm and/or 3pm – 11pm. The overall coverage model is subject to change, but has been stable for several years now.
When covering the busy trauma service, fellows will be responsible for ensuring all examinations read by the section are preliminarily interpreted in a timely fashion. As the year progresses, residents will increasingly perform the preliminary interpretations. There will be a gradual increase in fellow responsibility towards supervising and over-reading resident interpretations, based on experience. Eventually, fellows will be asked to provide final interpretations, as part of their faculty responsibilities outlined elsewhere in this document. As we operate our service using a team approach, there will be times when the faculty assists in dictating to keep the service running smoothly. Additionally, fellows will have an opportunity to teach, advise and mentor senior medical students seeking careers primarily in radiology, emergency medicine and surgery when on our service during electives.
MH EC sees a large number of blunt and penetrating trauma patients, from a wide variety of mechanisms. Fellows will gain an appreciation for trends in injury patterns and learn to prioritize patients according to level of severity. Live timely consultation to the emergency medicine and trauma surgery services is encouraged.
A wide variety breadth and volume of medical emergencies are also encountered in the MH EC and our county facility, LBJ Hospital, and many of these examinations will be interpreted by the emergency radiology section. Some final interpretation of imaging studies of the central nervous system, ultrasonograms, and most CTA examinations is provided by the relevant radiology subspecialty section. Similarly, there is a robust pediatric radiology section that handles most of the examinations obtained on pediatric patients.
At times, fellows may be asked to perform and/or supervise radiology/surgery residents doing retrograde urethrography procedures in one of the trauma bays or a dedicated X-ray room in the emergency radiology suite. Emergency fluoroscopic examinations, while rare, are also a possibility.
Research & Academic Time
Each fellow is expected to complete at least one research project during their year. This will begin with preparing and submitting a research proposal for IRB approval, conducting the data acquisition, drafting a manuscript and submitting it to a peer-reviewed journal for publication. There is also an opportunity for fellows to prepare and submit their work for conference presentation to radiology societies, such as ASER, ARRS or RSNA.
Emergency radiology fellows will be given one full day of office time on most weeks to pursue academic efforts such as research, development of educational materials, and independent study. This will typically fall on a Tuesday or Thursday.
Conferences
ASER Intergalactic Conference – Monthly national emergency radiology conference hosted online by Emory University. Conference runs on Thursdays from 2pm-3pm CST. Fellow is expected to present at least one case per month. At the time of this writing, this conference is on hiatus.
Multidisciplinary Trauma M & M – Monthly multidisciplinary conference to review problematic cases. The conference, run by the trauma surgery service, is held on 3 Jones, in the Trauma Conference room from 7am-8am. Fellow should attend when possible.
Didactic Conferences – There are two conference series for radiology residents. The weekly Fundamentals course is given to PGY II residents every Wednesday from 1:30pm – 4:30pm. Pertinent lectures are typically given by the Emergency Radiology faculty. However, interested fellows may inquire with the section chief regarding an opportunity to participate by presenting part or all of a session assigned to the emergency radiology section. There is also a daily noon conference given to all radiology residents. Fellows are not expected to attend, but may request permission to attend one or more of these, if of particular interest. At times, fellows may be asked to cover the ERad clinical service while faculty is lecturing or attending meetings. When possible, fellows are expected to attend the radiology department M&M conferences, which are held monthly during the noon hour, typically on a Friday.
Emergency Radiology Section Meetings – Fellows may, at times, be asked to attend section meetings, which are typically held monthly on Tuesdays from 5pm – 6pm.
Compensation & Vacation
Salary and allotted vacation time are given in accordance with the University of Texas System policies and administered by the Department of Diagnostic & Interventional Imaging. Additional time away from work may be granted, on an individual basis, by the Emergency Radiology Section Chief, with approval of the Department Chair, to present material at or attend one or more professional conferences.
Supervision and Evaluation:
- The fellow is directly supervised and mentored by fellowship-trained faculty during all imaging study readouts.
- The fellows’ work performance is evaluated by the supervising faculty via electronic evaluation. The evaluation is discussed quarterly with the fellow and the fellowship director.
Program Director
Muqdad Kbah, MD
Program Director
6431 Fannin Street, MSB 2.130A
Houston, Texas 77030
[email protected]
Telephone: 713-500-7706