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Original letters of recommendation should be mailed, but all other application materials may be submitted electronically to our coordinator, Mrs. Sherri Musslewhite.

Submit applications to:

Pediatric Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellowship
Texas Children's Hospital
6701 Fannin St., Suite 470
Houston, TX 77030

• Current curriculum vitae
• Personal statement
• USMLE board scores (photocopies accepted)
• Three letters of reference
• Letter of verification from current fellowship program director

Applicants with completed applications are selected to interview after application review by the Education Committee. Our program coordinator will contact selected applicants with a selection of available interview dates.

The interview day consists of interviews with multiple faculty members, a tour of the department with a current fellow, lunch with all available fellows at a local restaurant, and participation in noon conference.

Benefits are provided by ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine at the PGY-VII salary level. Fellows are given three weeks of vacation and one week of meeting time per year. Extra time off is given around the Christmas/New Year’s holidays.

For additional information, please see the Graduate Medical Education site.

During the typical work day, the fellow is responsible for dictating all studies assigned to their rotation. All studies are reviewed with the faculty member.

The fellows are also responsible for preparing and presenting interdepartmental conferences. The fellows are expected to deliver two noon conferences during the year, one hot seat conference and one didactic conference, on a topic of their own choosing. In addition, there are a total of six weekly and monthly multidisciplinary work conferences (rheumatology, sarcoma, sports medicine, MR arthroscopy correlation, skeletal dysplasia, and orthopedic surgery indication conferences) held in conjunction with the division of musculoskeletal imaging. After September, the fellow will be responsible for giving one-third of these conferences each month.

Moonlighting opportunities are available at Texas Children's Hospital, once the fellow has demonstrated aptitude in pediatric radiology procedures including intussusception reduction.

Numerous clinical and basic science research opportunities are available. Each fellow is required to select a project at the beginning of the fellowship year, with completion of the project in time for abstract submittal to the Society for Pediatric Radiology annual meeting (abstract deadline typically in October). Accepted scientific abstracts will be presented by the fellows at the meeting (expenses paid by the department).

Fellows are expected to attend daily noon didactic and hot seat conferences and weekly fellows’ conferences.

Additionally, over 25 interdepartmental conferences are available, varying from weekly (orthopaedic surgery indications conference, tumor board, Pediatric Surgery Rad-Path conference) and monthly (rheumatology, sarcoma, sports medicine, MR arthroscopy correlation, and skeletal dysplasia conference).

Our fellows train at the following affiliate locations:

• West Tower (inpatient and emergency services)
• Abercrombie Building (inpatient services, medical staff services)
• Clinical Care Center (outpatient services)
• Feigin Center (research facilities)
• Texas Children’s Hospital – West Campus (inpatient, outpatient and emergency services in a community setting)
• Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women (women’s imaging services)
• Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (outpatient services)

Research Lab:

• Small Animal Imaging Facility