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Residency
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Graduating Radiology Residents, June 2006 |
Program Overview
Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program
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Vikram Dogra, M.D.
Program Director |
The University
of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital residency program is a
four-year ACGME
accredited training period in diagnostic radiology. The program
extends from PGY-2 through PGY-5 levels. An ACGME approved clinical
PGY-1 is necessary before beginning radiology training.
This
radiology program provides experience in general
diagnostic radiology through sub-specialty areas of
pulmonary, abdominal,
emergency, neurological, musculoskeletal, and
pediatric radiology. Special experience in
ultrasonography, computed tomography, magnetic
resonance imaging, and nuclear medicine is an
important focus of the program. There is also
training in women's imaging, vascular and
interventional procedures, and radiation
physics.
Specialty rotations are assigned at levels of increasing sophistication and experience. Appropriate responsibilities are available for procedures, film interpretations, teaching and consultation as the resident progresses though the program.
A faculty of full and part-time radiologists and PhDs with subspecialty expertise in their respective areas participates in supervision, teaching, and research.
We also offer a program that combines vascular/interventional
radiology with general radiology. This clinical pathway
program is a pilot program encouraged by the ABR, SCVIR, and SVS. It is a five-year program requiring a prerequisite one-year preliminary clinical internship. For further information on this program click here. If you are interested in this program contact Dr. David Lee.
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Letter from the Chair
Dear Prospective Residents and Fellows:
The Department of Radiology at the University of Rochester Medical Center is proud of our tradition of excellence in teaching, patient care, and research. When you visit our Medical Center, you will find a wide diversity of clinical experience under one roof at a single institution. There is active radiology resident participation in all aspects of patient care with direct faculty supervision. Teaching and clinical direction offered by our senior faculty is enhanced by the participation of fellows and other junior faculty members. There are additional opportunities in correlative research through on going of our clinical and basic science faculty. Cooperative programs and correlative teaching experiences are offered by our clinical colleagues in other specialties and by community based physicians.
The community of Rochester provides an excellent environment for teaching and learning and a pleasant atmosphere for family living. I am sure you would be pleased with the opportunities available at the University of Rochester.
Sincerely,
David L. Waldman, M.D., Ph.D.
Chair
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Application and Appointment
Appointments to the residency program are made at the PGY-2 level. The department often advises applicants about designing an initial PGY-1 that is compatible with American Board of Radiology (ABR) requirements. The Department of Radiology participates in the NRMP Program. Applications are ONLY accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
NRMP University of Rochester Programs Codes:
- Radiology, Diagnostic - 1511420A0
- Radiology, Vascular/Interventional - 1511420A1
We are now accepting ERAS applications for July 2007. Interviews are by invitation of the Radiology Residency Committee and are held from October through January.
e-mail: rad_resident@urmc.rochester.edu |
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Resident Applicant Frequently Asked Questions
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International Graduates and Applicants: International graduates are welcome to apply. The Department of Radiology currently has international trainees in the residency program.
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VISA: The Residency Program only accepts an ECFMG sponsored J-1 visa.
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International Radiologists: Previously trained radiologists are encouraged to apply for fellowship training rather than residency.
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Couples Match applicants are welcomed.
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Allopathic and Osteopathic Candidates: D.O. candidates are encouraged to apply.
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Score Requirements: No minimum score required.
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Interviews: invitation only, ending January 2006.
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Divisions
Diagnostic: The diagnostic division includes neuroradiology, angiography and interventional, body imaging, mammography, pediatric, chest, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, and musculosketetal radiology. Radiographic services are also provided for a very busy emergency department.
Magnetic Resonance: The Magnetic Resonance Center employs state-of-the-art imaging technology for the diagnosis of diseases of the central nervous system, abdomen, pelvis, and musculoskeletal system. Clinical research applications are at the leading edge and residents are encouraged to participate in these activities.
Ultrasound: The Division of Diagnostic Ultrasound performs vascular, body, neurosonography, and ultrasound-guided interventional procedures. Hands on scanning responsibility for residents and fellows has traditionally been a strong aspect of training. This unit of seven rooms is equipped with real-time, color flow Doppler, and other state-of-the-art equipment. Faculty and fellows are engaged in clinical and basic science research.
Nuclear Medicine: Diagnostic radiology residents spend appropriate time in Nuclear Medicine to fulfill the American Board of Radiology (ABR) requirements. The department also offers a two-year training program leading to certification by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine. If interested in this residency, please download an application by clicking here. The Division of Nuclear Medicine is located on the first and ground floors of the hospital, where it occupies approximately 3600 square feet of floor space. Within this space are offices for staff and residents, imaging and patient examining, injection rooms, radiopharmacy preparation, quality control and dispensing laboratories, in-vitro and counting laboratory, conference and reading room, staff lounge as well as waiting rooms for in- and out-patients. The Division has four SPECT cameras including one that can perform coincidence imaging and two additional cameras for planar and portable imaging plus thyroid uptake probes. PET scanning is also available and plans to develop a PET-CT Center are underway. All imaging systems are on the enterprise Ethernet and can communicate with each other via Interfile ver. 3.3 and DICOM ver. 3.0. Studies are read from both film and monitors. CT, MR and CR studies are available via the Division's workstations. A state-of-the-art HERMES network has recently been installed.
Research: Residents are encouraged to participate in clinical and basic science projects. The research laboratories in the Department of Radiology are well equipped. Faculty areas of research include new magnetic resonance applications to clinical diseases, contrast media toxicity, and advanced developments in ultrasound and photodynamic therapy. |
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Facilities
The Radiology Department occupies 25,000 square feet of floor space at Strong Memorial Hospital with 25 conventional radiography, seven ultrasound, six nuclear medicine, four CT, and two MRI rooms. Included are fluoroscopic, tomographic, and digital angiographic suites. Digital and video fluoroscopy is available. Facilities for Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasonography, Outpatient Radiology and Magnetic Resonance are located adjacent to the main department. A network for teleradiology and PACS is in place within a nearly filmless enviroment.
Strong Memorial Hospital is a modern hospital owned b the University of Rochester. It has five patient towers and a new ambulatory care facility building. The hospital has 750 beds, including surgical, medical, pediatric, and neonatal intensive care units. Radiological services are provided for a population of approximately one million in metropolitan Rochester and the surrounding areas. The size of the hospital and patient load assures rich and varied educational opportunities. In 2002 there were 35,000 hospital admissions at Strong.
Radiology performed over 300,000 examinations at Strong Memorial Hospital and its outpatient facility. An additional 35,000 examinations were performed at nearby Highland Hospital.
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Conferences
Resident
teaching conferences are held in the Department of
Radiology's Struck Conference Room. This room has
modern facilities for film viewing including computer
and video projection.
These
twice per day one-hour conferences cover each
subspecialty area in radiology. In addition,
clinical case review reading conferences are led in
each area of the department. Weekly chest,
oncology, musculoskeletal, pediatric, urologic,
gastrointestinal, surgical, neurology/neurosurgery,
and ENT conferences are scheduled with our
colleagues in those disciplines.
Departmental
Grand Rounds
and interesting case conferences are presented on a weekly
basis. Monthly Quality Assurance seminars provide residents
with formal
educational discussion of specific diseases with radiologic
manifestations and emphasis on interpretive skills.
A six week rotation
at the Armed
Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP)
in Washington, D.C. is available to each resident.
Visiting
Professorships: the department traditionally
invites distinguished radiologists who represent
the forefront of radiologic research in their
fields, as visiting professors.
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Resources
The Radiology Library offers a full range of library services including direct loan of books and journals, reference assistance, inter-library loans, computer literature search, and library orientation to residents of the Medical Center. The library has access to multiple computer databases. It also contains over 2,100 volumes including current radiology journals, PC computers, a radiology teaching file of over 9,300 cases, the latest audio/visual materials including the American College of Radiology teaching video discs and interactive CD-ROMs, and facilities for viewing teaching videotapes. It is a three-room suite staffed by a full-time librarian. The library computers are network linked for literature searches form Medline, CancerLit, and other educational databases. The library is available on a 24-hour basis to department members. |
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| The Medical School's Edward G. Miner Library is located in close proximity to the Radiology Library and has a collection totaling more than 200,000 volumes including 3,074 medical periodicals and a large selection of the latest textbooks. The History of Medicine section contains more than 10,000 titles including a fine collection of rare books. |
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Benefits
Residents
and fellows receive at least three weeks of
vacation per year. Additional vacation time for
attendance at scientific or medical meetings may be
allowed at the discretion of the
department.
All house staff
are enrolled in the prepaid health plan through the University
Health Service.
House staff, their spouses, and dependent minor children may
choose from seven different health plans. Upon appointment,
house officers, their spouses, and dependent minor children
are also covered by the Dental Assistance Plan which helps provide
preventive, basic, and major dental expense coverage.
Malpractice
and professional liability insurance for house
officers is provided by the university's insurance
program for all activities that are a regular part
of the residency program. There is no coverage for
the professional activities outside the scope of
approved duties in the residency
program.
Miscellaneous
Benefits:
Full
University of Rochester tuition benefits for house
officers for up to two credit courses each semester
and one-half tuition benefits for their spouses for
one course per semester.
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Housing
Information
Housing for the
resident and family is the individual's responsibility.
Because
the Medical Center is located in a suburban setting, nearby
housing
is plentiful and relatively inexpensive. Also
see http://www.rochester.edu/news/show.php?id=952 for
information on University sponsored city home-buying incentives.
The University
maintains graduate
housing
accommodations in four locations: University Park, Graduate
Living Center, Whipple Park, and Goler House. All are within
a convenient distance of the Medical Center. Furnished and unfurnished
apartments are available in studio, one, two and three bedroom
apartments. Accommodations are on a yearly basis. The amount
of university housing available is limited.
Additional
housing information for both on and off-campus
living opportunities is available upon
request.
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Graduate
Living Center
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Whipple
Park
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Goler
House
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About the Medical School
The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry was established in 1925 through the benefactions of George Eastman and the Rockefeller General Education Board. From the beginning, the school has emphasized quality in teaching and research. Under the guidance of its first dean, George H. Whipple, Nobel laureate in medicine, the school grew and prospered and has assumed a leadership role in American medicine. The university and its integral teaching hospital, Strong Memorial, have pioneered in the movement to consolidate medical education, patient care, and research.
The University and Strong Memorial Hospital are in a suburban area at the south edge of the City of Rochester. The Medical Center and the adjacent University River Campus share educational and recreational facilities.
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In the Medical Center, the basic science and clinical departments are unified in a common location. A modern eight-story medical school building is adjacent to the hospital. A medical class of around 100 students enters each year. Electives in radiology are available for students in all years of training. |
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