Breast Imaging Fellowship
The U-M Medical School Department of Radiology offers a post-residency breast imaging fellowship that is designed to provide individuals an opportunity for specialized training and academic development.
Fellows will actively participate in all functions of the Breast Imaging Division and will assume significant responsibility for its daily operation under faculty supervision. Research and teaching opportunities supplement the clinical curriculum.
We are dedicated to maintaining an educational fellowship tailored to the individual. We strive to develop relationships with our fellows that endure beyond their training. Our graduates have been successful in both academic and private practice.
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How to Apply
Thank you for your interest in the Breast Imaging Fellowship at the University of Michigan.
We are honored to be considered as part of your journey toward advanced subspecialty training. At this time, we will be filling our 2027–2028 fellowship positions internally and will not be participating in the external recruitment cycle for that year.
We sincerely appreciate your consideration and wish you the very best in your upcoming interviews and future endeavors. We are confident you will find a program that aligns with your goals and supports your continued growth within the specialty of breast imaging radiology.
Contact
Med Inn C406
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5842
Curriculum
The fellowship consists of in-depth training in all aspects of breast imaging. Fellows spend all 12 months in Breast Imaging, with daily assignments rotating throughout the division. Schedules are tailored to each fellow’s needs but will include all of the following facets of breast imaging:
- Screening and diagnostic mammography with tomosynthesis
- Breast ultrasound (interpreting and performing)
- Breast MRI
- Contrast Enhanced Mammography
- Proficiency in performing all image-guided breast procedures
- Mammographic guided core needle biopsies (prone and upright)
- Ultrasound guided core needle biopsies and aspirations
- MRI guided core needle biopsies
- Ultrasound guided breast steroid injections
- Localizations (wire and magnetic seed)
Fellows take breast imaging pager call, typically 1 week per month, answering patient questions or performing urgent aspirations, infrequently as necessary.
Fellows are given the opportunity to attend at least one national meeting during their fellowship year.
Education
- Fellows participate in weekly multidisciplinary tumor board. This allows each fellow to see numerous breast cancers, learn about their management, and interact with the multidisciplinary team.
- Routine fellow-level lectures are given by faculty.
- Weekly breast imaging conference rotates between radiology-pathology correlation, journal club, and interesting case conference. Fellows participate in all the conferences.
- U-M Medical School is a participant in the national Breast Imaging Fellowship Consortium, with access to weekly, fellow-level lectures, quarterly journal clubs, and networking opportunities with other programs throughout the country.
- Fellows are given interdisciplinary observation experiences in breast surgery, pathology, and radiation oncology.
- Familiarity with MQSA requirements and observing an FDA inspection are included during the year.
The fellow is provided informal and formal opportunities to teach trainees and colleagues.
Current Fellows
Meet the current trainees in the Breast Imaging Fellowship. We emphasize teamwork, excellence, and leadership while preparing our fellows with resources to be successful in their careers.
Research
The Department of Radiology’s strong research programs in ultrasound, MRI, computer-aided diagnosis, and physics offer a multimodality approach to the study and diagnosis of breast disease.
- Fellows complete one research project during the year.
- Non-clinical time is given to fellows involved in research investigations, up to one day per week.
ABR Pathway
The Department of Radiology offers qualified candidates the opportunity to participate in the American Board of Radiology (ABR) alternate pathway to complete four years of radiology fellowship training towards eligibility for ABR certification.
Program Leadership
Carol T McLaughlin, MD
Program Director of Breast Imaging Fellowship
Radiology
Medical School
Rebecca Oudsema, MD
Medical School
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