Program Director:
Marion Brody, MD
Program Associate Director:
Claire Streibert, MD
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Trainees Per Year: 1
The one-year Breast Imaging Fellowship Program accepts one trainee annually. The program is designed to prepare the trainee for a leadership role in multimodality breast imaging in an academic or community setting.
Overview
The Fellow will be an essential member of our team. They will devote 9 months to interpreting screening and diagnostic 3-D digital mammograms, breast ultrasounds, breast MRI studies, and Molecular Breast Imaging studies in the setting of a dedicated cancer hospital, gaining experience with our Transpara AI software for mammography. The fellow will also perform tomosynthesis-guided stereotactic biopsies, ultrasound-guided biopsies, MRI-guided biopsies, and wire/wire-free pre-operative localizations under the supervision of our experienced faculty. They will learn all aspects of running a breast imaging center, develop a deep understanding of MQSA directives, and participate in operational leadership meetings. Additional fellowship duties include performing second-opinion reviews; presenting in weekly multidisciplinary breast tumor board; leading didactic conferences; and teaching residents.
The fellow will spend a total of one week in each of the following nationally recognized subspecialty departments at Fox Chase Cancer Center: surgical oncology, medical oncology, pathology, genetics/high risk clinic, radiation oncology, and plastic surgery. They will also have partial rotations through our affiliate hospitals located in the vicinity of Fox Chase.
They will dedicate at least two weeks to scholarly activity, including research or a customized fellow project. Additional scholarly time is probable upon request. Resources accessible to assist in academic pursuits include an extensive case volume of malignant breast disease and a robust biospecimen repository.
Vacation and On-Call Duties
The Breast Imaging Fellow will have 4 weeks of paid vacation.
We ask that our fellow participate in Abdominal Imaging call every 6th weekend and 1 holiday per year. Coverage is performed remotely and includes studies from Jeanes Hospital, a community hospital that shares our Burholme campus. Duty hours are 7 am – 4 pm Saturday and 7 am – 4 pm Sunday, with night hawk providing coverage after 4 pm on both days. Daily volumes are approximately 60 cases per shift, consisting of CT, ultrasound, and plain films. The fellow will be provided with one day off the following week to allow for rest and/or additional academic time.
Department of Breast Imaging
Fox Chase Cancer Center, part of the Temple University Health System, carries a National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation as one of the first comprehensive cancer centers in the country and one of only 51 in the nation. It is a 100-bed hospital devoted entirely to cancer patients. Our department is located within the Women’s Cancer facility, enclosed within the Center’s clinical outpatient building opened in March 2010. It includes three mammographic tomosynthesis units; two upright stereotactic tomosynthesis units; three ultrasound units; one molecular breast imaging unit; one 3.0 Tesla and two 1.5 Tesla MRI scanners.
Fox Chase has a residency in radiation oncology and other fellowship programs including medical oncology, urologic oncology, breast surgical oncology, and an SSO-approved general surgical oncology fellowship. Residents from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University also rotate at the Center.
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How To Apply
The Fox Chase Cancer Center Breast Imaging Fellowship accepts the Universal Application through the Society of Breast Imaging Fellowship Match Program. Candidates will include trainees who anticipate completion of an ACGME accredited Diagnostic Radiology residency and completion of board eligibility or board certification by the start of the fellowship. To access the electronic application process, please visit the Society of Breast Imaging.
Timeline
- November 1, 2023: Programs may accept applications
- January 8, 2024: Virtual interview period begins
- March 2024: Match opens
- March 31, 2024: Last day of interview period
- April 2024: Ranking opens
- May 2024: Ranking closes
- June 2024: Match Day
- July 1, 2025: Training begins
Contact Us
Denyse Raighn
Fellowship Coordinator
Phone: 215-728-3024
Fax: 215-728-3134
[email protected]
Marion Brody, MD
Site Director of Radiology
Program Director, Breast Imaging Fellowship
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Claire Streibert, MD
Chief of Breast Imaging
Program Associate Director, Breast Imaging Fellowship
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