Program Directors Advisory Council (PDAC) Update

by Babar Fiza, MD
Chair, SOCCA Program Directors Advisory Council (PDAC)
Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

Nazish K Hashmi, MD, MBBS
WICC Member, SOCCA
Vice Chair, Program Directors Advisory Council (PDAC)
Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC

Volume 36 | Issue 4 | Dec 2025

While the following is not comprehensive, please allow it to serve as an update to the busy workings of the Program Directors Advisory Council. Led by chair Babar Fiza, the committee members have been actively tracking interest in fellowship programs from residents and the corresponding match data. Other tasks include collaboration with other committees to develop and ultrasound educational curriculum and ensure the ongoing success of SOCCA’s Journal Club. Lastly, of special interest to this edition of Interchange is an initiative to define core competencies in MCS for fellowship training programs.