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Nuclear Medicine Pathway

Diagnostic Radiology Residents at Mount Sinai West have the opportunity to complete the 16-month Nuclear Medicine Pathway offered by the American Board of Radiology, making them eligible to sit for the subspecialty certificate in nuclear radiology by the end of their residency training. More information about this pathway can be found at: https://www.theabr.org/diagnostic-radiology/subspecialties/nuclear-radiology/16-month-pathway. 

Some key points to keep in mind if you are interested in this pathway:

• In order to ensure enough time to fulfill the requirements of the pathway, please declare your interest by February of your R2 year so that your R3 and R4 schedules can be tailored accordingly.  

• All diagnostic radiology residents must complete 4 months of training in nuclear medicine in order to graduate. The  ABR also stipulates that up to 4 months of rotations in fields related to Nuclear Medicine (including abdominal, thoracic, neuro, MSK, IR, etc.) count towards the 16 required months. Therefore, residents who commit to this pathway must complete an additional 8 months of nuclear medicine rotations. 

• Most, if not all, of the additional 8 months of nuclear medicine training will be completed in the nuclear medicine department at Mount Sinai Hospital, where you will work in close collaboration with the MSH nuclear medicine residents/faculty, attend nuclear medicine resident conferences, present at tumor boards, and participate in rotations such as General Nuclear Medicine, PET, and Theranostics

If you are interested in applying for or receiving more information about this pathway, reach out to Dr. Amita Kamath and Dr. Nasrin Ghesani (nasrin.ghesani@mountsinai.org), Program Director for the Nuclear Medicine Residency at Mount Sinai Hospital. Once approved by faculty, you must complete this application form and submit to Paula and Lucy: https://www.theabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2024_16-Month-Pathway-SDA-DR.pdf

Pediatric Radiology Pathway

Diagnostic Radiology Residents at Mount Sinai West have the opportunity to complete the 15-month Pediatric Radiology Pathway offered by the American Board of Radiology, making them eligible to sit for the subspecialty certificate in pediatric radiology by the end of their residency training. More information about this pathway can be found at: https://www.theabr.org/diagnostic-radiology/subspecialties/pediatric-radiology/15-month-pathway

In order to ensure enough time to fulfill the requirements of the pathway, please declare your interest by February of your R2 year so that your R3 and R4 schedules can be tailored accordingly.  

If you are interested in applying for or receiving more information about this pathway, reach out to Dr. Amita Kamath and Dr. Paul Fisher (paul.fisher@mountsinai.org). Once approved by faculty, you must complete this application form and submit to Paula and Lucy: https://www.theabr.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/15-month-Pediatric-Radiology-Pathway-SDA.pdf 

Early Specialization in Interventional Radiology

The purpose of ESIR designation is to standardize the interventional radiology training of diagnostic radiology residents and ensure that the curriculum will qualify residents for advanced entry into an independent radiology residency. Residents who complete approved ESIR training and satisfy the procedural requirements to include a minimum of 500-image-guided procedures will be eligible to start in an advanced (second year) position in the interventional radiology program to which they match.

If you are interested in applying for this pathway, please reach out to Dr. Amita Kamath for more information. 

Imaging Informatics Fellowship

The Imaging Informatics Fellowship is available to fourth year radiology residents. Residents participating in this program will attend the National Imaging Informatics Course, Imaging Informatics Professional Workshop, and sit for the American Board of Imaging Informatics Imaging Informatics Professional Exam to obtain an Imaging Informatics Professional Certification. Attendees also participate in radiology IT projects and research. 

To apply for the Imaging Informatics Fellowship, please send a paragraph to Mark Finkelstein (mark.finkelstein@mountsinai.org), Director of Imaging Informatics, describing your interest in imaging informatics, what you expect to learn, and where you would like to focus this knowledge.