For Health Care Professionals
Medical Education—
Program in Diagnostic Radiology
Message from the
diagnostic radiology
residency program director
Our diagnostic radiology residency program is a four-year
training program preceded by a mandatory clinical internship. It is designed
to provide the tools necessary for residents to acquire the skills needed
to function as consulting radiologists. The residency provides the resident
with broad-based experience in all forms of radiologic examination. We
offer an environment that encourages the interchange of knowledge and
experiences among residents and faculty in the program and with residents
and faculty in other major clinical specialties throughout the hospital.
A resident who applies himself or herself and uses the available training
resources advantageously should be well prepared for the American Board
of Radiology examination and, more importantly, for the challenges of
daily practice.
There is one faculty member designed to have primary responsibility for the educational content of each of the nine diagnostic radiology subspecialty areas. The nine subspecialty areas are neuroradiology, musculoskeletal radiology, vascular and interventional radiology, chest radiology, breast imaging, abdominal radiology, pediatric radiology, ultrasonography, and nuclear medicine. Each section head has special experience in his or her subspecialty area and is responsible for development and delivery of a comprehensive educational experience for the residents, which include goals and objectives and didactic lectures. All of the attending physicians have clinical responsibilities and/or teaching responsibilities in several subspecialty areas.
The diagnostic radiology program presents a structured curriculum in all diagnostic subspecialties, radiological physics, radiation biology, radiation protection, and pathology. This is accomplished by a combination of clinical rations, didactic lectures, conferences, committees, educational meetings and resident self-instruction.
Curriculum
There are 13 clinical rotations through which residents
rotate, taking one-month blocks. The predominant form of instruction
during clinical rotation utilizes the "three review method." The
resident independently reviews the study and makes observations. A differential
diagnosis is formulated.
Then the study is reviewed with the assigned radiologist. The resident’s observations are discussed, and an interpretation of the study is formulated. The resident dictates the report. The radiologist then reviews the report. Discrepancies or corrections are discussed with the resident before release of the final report. The "three review method" is utilized throughout the four-year training program. The clinical rotations are organized so that the resident has graded and increasingly sophisticated experiences as the residency program progresses. The clinical rotations are as follow:
- Nuclear medicine (minimum four months)
- General diagnostic radiology (seven months)
- Ultrasound (four months)
- Fluoroscopy (five months)
- Body imaging (six months)
- Neuroradiology (five months)
- Mammography (three months)
- Angiography and interventional (two months)
- Float (three months)
- AFIP (six weeks)
- Academic and outpatient office (one month)
- Pediatrics (three months)
- Elective and cardiovascular (one month)
Academic programs
An extensive lecture series has been developed to correspond
with, and enhance, resident education. The major content areas covered in
the radiology didactic series are:
- Neuroradiology
- Musculoskeletal radiology
- Interventional radiology
- Thoracic radiology
- Gastrointestinal radiology
- Genitourinary radiology
- Mammography radiology
- Nuclear medicine
- Ultrasound
- Nonclinical competencies
For more information about diagnostic radiology residencies, call 248-858-3266.
Please note: Applicants must be U.S. citizens, permanent residents of the U.S., or have a work authorization card or a J1 visa.
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