Overview
A new one-year clinical fellowship concentrated in multi-modality cancer imaging (CT, MRI, PET/CT, PET/MR) with optional exposure to image-guided oncology procedures.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
- Start
- 2028–2029 (2027–2028 filled)
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Non-accredited
- Department
- Department of Radiological Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Not stated on official page
- 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.
- 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)
- Licence requirement
- Must qualify for a California medical licence prior to the start of fellowship.
How to apply
- Deadline
- Applications accepted from 1 September 2026; interviews 13 January – 31 March 2027; offers from 25 January 2027
- Application method
- UCLA Recruit online application.
Funding
- 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
Official sources
https://www.uclahealth.org/departments/radiology/education/fellowship-programs/oncology-imaging-new-fellowshiphttps://www.uclahealth.org/departments/radiology/education/fellowship-programs/application-processhttps://www.uclahealth.org/departments/radiology/education/fellowship-programs/application-process/international-medicine-graduatehttps://medschool.ucla.edu/ucla-gme-visa-policyhttps://medschool.ucla.edu/education/medical-residencies-fellowships/incoming-residents/medical-resident-salary-benefits