title: Creating and Sustaining a Successful Fellowship Program: Challenges and Solutions.
abstract: Subspecialty expertise and fellowship training are two of the most desirable attributes in new radiology hires and, not surprisingly, the vast majority of diagnostic radiologists entering the job market today have had fellowship training. Fellowship training imparts not only expertise beyond that which is attainable during residency, but also a unique opportunity for professional maturation. In this article, we offer guidance in planning, building and sustaining a successful fellowship. The key steps in this process include strategic planning, development of a curriculum that can be customized to meet the educational goals of any individual fellow, professional development and trainee preparation for the marketplace, and approaches to ensure program longevity and success through local, regional and national fellow recruitment efforts. While many of the ideas presented are framed from the perspective of their integration into a newly formed fellowship program, they can also be adapted for use by existing fellowship programs as opportunities for program growth and improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA. Electronic address: kherr@emory.edu.
authors.forename: Keith D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Herr
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Tarek N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Bharti
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Khurana
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Jamlik-Omari
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Aaron D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Sodickson
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D002322:Career Mobility; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010560:Personnel Selection; D016730:Program Development; D011871:Radiology / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States