 Residents begin with an orientation and progressively assume greater responsibilities in utilizing the diagnostic tools necessary for the completion of radiologic consultation and
his interpretation of studies. Residents begin to build a foundation in the terminology used in reports and the approaches for sophisticated procedures such as interventional biopsy, abscess drainage, and angiogram. During rotations through nine subspecialty areas in diagnostic radiology, residents receive instruction and reference materials that reinforce their daily experiences. Each section provides reading lists and many have their own library facilities. Each section has established knowledge-based and procedure-tested goals that residents must meet before assuming greater responsibility for patient care. Each resident's progress is evaluated monthly.
Hands-on experience is reinforced by a core curriculum that focuses upon the nine clinical subspecialty areas. Faculty and visiting professors provide daily didactic sessions. Support for each of the clinical subspecialties comes from both diagnostic faculty and our research and physics faculty who offer thorough general and radiological physics followed by physics appropriate for radiography, CT, ultrasound, and MRI. A full course in radiation protection and radiology biology is offered annually. Residents also attend and present conferences in clinical subspecialties such as oncology.
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