Nuclear Radiology Fellowship Program
Program Duration: 12 months
Accredited: Yes
Number of Positions: 2
This ACGME-accredited fellowship offers one year of advanced graduate medical education in nuclear radiology, providing comprehensive training across all facets of the field.
Strengths
- Extensive interactions with the University of Arizona Cancer Center
- Research in oncology and neurology
- Time of Flight PET/CT
- Combined PET/CT with full diagnostic CT
- SPECT/CT
Program Director
Bital Savir-Baruch, MD, MBA, FACNM
Clinical Specialties
Teaching Faculty
Avanka Lowe, MD
Bital Savir-Baruch, MD, MBA, FACNM
Clinical Specialties
Holly Thompson, MD, MPH
Clinical Specialties
Devdutta Warhadpande, MD, MS
The Division of Nuclear Medicine and Theranostics is made up of faculty who are board-certified in both diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine, ensuring a fully integrated educational experience. Our curriculum is designed to seamlessly blend the principles of both specialties, preparing fellows for clinical excellence and leadership.
Our faculty are deeply committed to education, frequently serving as invited instructors at national conferences. Notably, the program director is a faculty member for the American College of Radiology’s PET/CT course, reflecting the program’s strong national presence.
Fellows are allotted one academic day per week to focus on scholarly activities, including research, educational development and professional growth.
Fellows learn to provide the following care:
- PET/CT
- Oncology
- Neurology (FDG and amyloid)
- Cardiac (viability)
- General nuclear medicine
- Nuclear cardiology
- Therapies
- Radium-223 for prostate cancer
- Y-90 radioembolization
- Thyroid
Fellows and residents have access to a wide range of resources, including countless full-text journals, through the University of Arizona Health Sciences Library. This comprehensive resource also provides comfortable spaces for small group collaborations and quiet studying in a collegial atmosphere.
The program also incorporates evidence-based medicine tools including:
- EBM search, a search engine that provides access to evidence-based medicine
- Cochrane Library
- ACP Pier
- BMJ Clinical Evidence
- Clinical Practice Guidelines
- STATRef, the premier healthcare e-resource
How To Apply
Candidates must be eligible to obtain an Arizona medical license prior to the start of the program. To be eligible for acceptance, applicants must possess an MD or DO degree and have satisfactorily completed a diagnostic radiology residency training program accredited by the ACGME or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). For applicants who originate from a non-ACGME-accredited residency, please note the following requirements and items that will need to accompany your application, as outlined by the ACGME under Section III.
Candidates should send the required documents to:
Amy Jennings
Application Requirements
- Fellowship application
- Curriculum vitae formatted to include month/year for all educational and employment periods; please address any gaps in time
- Personal statement
- Medical school transcripts
- Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE)
- Three current letters of recommendation (LOR), dated no more than 12 months prior to the application date. Each letter should be on official letterhead and signed by the reference giver.
- Pass the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1, Step 2 and Step 3
- ECFMG certificate (for IMG)
Training in Tucson
Learn more about the residency and fellowship programs at the College of Medicine – Tucson.
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