 Application for 2023 CLOSED

 Evaluation Committee

Joint Committee by ESOR and the Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna:

T. Helbich, C.J. Herold, C. Loewe, D. Prayer, S. Trattnig, V. Vilgrain

Alexander R. Margulis Fellowship

On the occasion of the 100^th birthday of Prof. Alexander R. Margulis in 2021, the European Society of Radiology (ESR) was proud to announce the launch of a new fellowship aimed at young radiologists from Eastern and South-Eastern Europe who recently completed their board certification or are about to complete their residency soon.

Fellowship in MR-Imaging
Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided therapy, Medical University of Vienna (Austria)

Chair: Prof.Dr. Christian J. Herold

ECR 2023 – Studio Session

ST 3 – The Alexander R. Margulis Fellowship – A Unique educational opportunity made available through ESOR
Wednesday, March 1, 12:00-12:30 CET

During this session you will get a detailed insight into this fellowship by the tutor, Prof. Gregor Kasprian (Vienna/Austria) and the current Alexander R. Margulis Fellow, Dr. Victoria Intesar Malla-Houech (Sofia/BG). Don’t miss it!

Number of available places

During 2023/2024 one place will be available for either a radiology resident in his/her 4^th or 5^th year of training or a fully trained radiologist in his/her first three years after board examination from Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. An active ESR membership is required.

Eligibility

This programme is aimed at ESR radiology resident members in their 4^th or 5^th year of training as well as ESR full radiologist members in their first three years after board certification from Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.
The applicant should specify an area, organ or organ system of interest in order to optimize the MRI training effect.
He/She should have basic skills in medical database handling and an interest and basic skills in scientifc presentations and publications.
The applicant should be fluent in English, a basic command of the German language would be desirable but is not obligatory.
An active ESR membership fee is required. (To apply for or renew your ESR membership please click here.)

PLEASE NOTE

All applications will be carefully reviewed by an evaluation committee after the submission deadline.
The short-listed candidates will have to make themselves available for an interview via Skype or Zoom.
The selected candidate will be asked to provide additional documents to the training centre for administrative purposes.
A valid Covid-19 vaccination certificate will be required by the training center.
The selected candidate will be asked to take care of his/her health insurance and is responsible for his/her visa.

Duration and funding

The fellowship will commence on September 15^st, 2023 and run until August 31^st, 2024. The fellow has to ensure his/her availability for the exact period stated as any postponement is not possible.

The fellowship will be supported by the Alexander R. Margulis grant which supports the fellow’s travel and accommodation expenses during the training period. ESR cannot guarantee that the grant will cover these costs in full. During the period of the training that fellow is responsible for covering his/her expenses and his/her own health insurance. The grant (€3,000 per month) will be paid out on a monthly basis.

Programme structure

Dedicated to the ground breaking clinical and scientific achievements of Professor Alexander R. Margulis, MD, a world-renowned radiologist and MRI expert, this fellowship will provide applicants with a twelve-month training in clinical MRI as well as in planning, performing and publishing MRI research projects.

Certification

After successful completion of the one-year training and the submission of a written report on the reserach activities performed during that period, the trainee will receive a certificate from ESR/ESOR and the Medical University of Vienna (Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-Guided Therapy).