CIR offers grants to radiologists in several subspecialties

The Inter-American College of Radiology (CIR), through its “Escola Latino-americana de Radiologia” program, offers 12 scholarships for training internships in various subspecialties. The scholarships last for three months and will be carried out in academic centers of recognized prestige between the second half of 2017 and the first half of 2018. The scholarship will amount to US$ 3 thousand for travel and subsistence expenses. Applicants must be member radiologists of the CIR with care dedication or special interest in the area of Radiology of the grant they are applying for. It is worth mentioning that the grants are for trained radiologists and not for residents in the area. Interested parties should send the following documents to the CIR secretariat (cir.admin@servimed.com.mx): - Letter of recommendation from the radiology society in the country, assessing the candidate's quality as a radiologist, his suitability and his proof of membership in the society; - Letter from the head of the service where he works, indicating the suitability of the applicant; - Letter indicating the grant for which you are applying and your motivations (maximum one page); - Brief curriculum including date of birth, nationality, place of work, specific areas of Radiology in which it operates, teaching work carried out and academic degree, if any (maximum one page); The deadline to apply to the scholarship closes on June 12th, while the results will be known on June 26th. More information at: http://www.webcir.org/becas_elar2017.php. Get to know the areas and locations: • Body Image (Chest and Abdomen) – Dr. Diagnostic Center. Enrique Rossi, Buenos Aires, Argentina • Cardiothoracic Imaging – Radiology Department, Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Chile • Abdominal Imaging – Oulton Institute, Córdoba, Argentina • Advanced Abdominal Imaging – Computed Tomography / Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinic Radiology Department Alemana de Santiago, Chile • Breast Imaging – Area of Breast and Gynecological Radiology - UDIAT-CD. CorporacióSanitàriaParcTaulí, Barcelona, Spain • Breast Imaging – Centro Elas, Rosario, Argentina • Breast Imaging – Breast Imaging Service at the Department of Radiology at the Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Chile • Neuroimaging – Department of Radiology at the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, City of Mexico, Mexico • Neuroimaging – Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile • Pediatric Radiology – Hospital Universitario Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain • Pediatric Radiology – Hospital Infantil Universitário Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain • Pediatric Radiology – Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile