Abdominal Imaging Fellowship

Overview

The UCLA Abdominal Imaging Fellowship provides advanced, comprehensive training in abdominal image interpretation and cross-sectional image-guided interventions with nineteen subspecialised faculty.

The programme

Focus

Abdominal/Body imaging

Training type

Clinical fellowship

Specialty associations

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Learning format

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Duration

1 year

Start

2027–2028 and 2028–2029 fellowship years

Positions

Up to 10 (2028–2029)

Accreditation

Non-accredited

Department

Department of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (Abdominal Imaging / Cross-Sectional IR)

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Not stated on official page

Qualification requirement

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Citizenship requirement

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Practice location requirement

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Membership requirement

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Eligibility restrictions

IMGs in a US or Canadian residency must qualify for a CA medical licence, have completed a radiology residency (or 4 years postgraduate radiology training) and passed USMLE Steps I–III.

Language

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Teaching language

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Clinical language

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International applicants

IMGs in a US or Canadian residency must qualify for a CA medical licence, have completed a radiology residency (or 4 years postgraduate radiology training) and passed USMLE Steps I–III.

Licence requirement

Must qualify for a California medical licence prior to the start of fellowship.

Visa route

Institution policy (UCLA GME, ACGME programmes): ECFMG-sponsored clinical J-1 is the preferred visa; H-1B considered only for US LCME/AOA graduates moving from F-1 OPT, trainees already in clinical training on H-1B with enough time left, or physicians of national/international renown (department-funded, case by case)

Visa sponsorship

Institution policy (UCLA GME, ACGME programmes): ECFMG-sponsored clinical J-1 is the preferred visa; H-1B considered only for US LCME/AOA graduates moving from F-1 OPT, trainees already in clinical training on H-1B with enough time left, or physicians of national/international renown (department-funded, case by case)

Visa support

Institution policy (UCLA GME, ACGME programmes): ECFMG-sponsored clinical J-1 is the preferred visa; H-1B considered only for US LCME/AOA graduates moving from F-1 OPT, trainees already in clinical training on H-1B with enough time left, or physicians of national/international renown (department-funded, case by case)

How to apply

Deadline

Applications accepted from 1 September 2026; interviews 11 January – 31 March 2027; offers from 25 January 2027

Application method

UCLA Recruit (recruit.apo.ucla.edu) online application; virtual interviews.

Documents

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Contact

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Funding and costs

Tuition / fees

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Application fee

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Stipend / salary

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Scholarship

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Funding

Institution policy (UCLA ACGME residents/fellows, CIR-SEIU contract): from 1 Sept 2026 PGY4 $108,102; PGY5 $111,894; PGY6 $115,477; PGY7 $118,801; PGY8 $124,242 (PGY1 $98,466); rising from 1 July 2027 (PGY4 $113,508); plus $8,000/yr Resident Enhancement Fund

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