Overview
A four-year programme for international medical graduates completing year-long fellowships across Penn divisions to fulfil ABR Alternate Pathway requirements for ABR certification eligibility.
The programme
- Focus
- Diagnostic and interventional radiology (subspecialty rotations)
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 4 years (year-long fellowships; annual contract renewal)
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- Limited
- Accreditation
- Operates with the American Board of Radiology Alternate Pathway
- Department
- Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- International medical graduates seeking ABR certification via the Alternate Pathway; must meet ABR and Pennsylvania licensing requirements.
- International applicants
- Designed for international medical graduates; department provides sponsorship to IMGs fulfilling ABR eligibility requirements.
- Visa support
- Visa sponsorship supported per institutional policy, determined case by case; applicants must have legal ability to work in the US or independently meet requirements.
- Licence requirement
- Must meet Pennsylvania licensing requirements (fellows licensed at PGY-6 or above).
How to apply
- Deadline
- Open year-round, reviewed quarterly; applicants encouraged to apply before 1 October of the year preceding desired enrolment
- Application method
- Application to the department; virtual interviews with participating divisions.
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policyUPHS housestaff (CIR union) scale effective 1 Oct 2026: PGY4 $90,390.74, PGY5 $93,463.38, PGY6 $97,394.78, PGY7 $100,083.62, plus $11,000 annual stipend for all PGYs
Official sources
https://departments.med.upenn.edu/academic-departments/department-of-radiology/education-and-training/fellowship-programs/abr-alternate-pathwayhttps://departments.med.upenn.edu/academic-departments/department-of-radiology/education-and-training/fellowship-programs/fellowship-applicationshttps://departments.med.upenn.edu/academic-departments/department-of-family-medicine-and-community-health/education-and-training/residency/cir-union-residency
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