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Teaching Conference & Rounds

Residency education in Radiology is best approached by

  • Individual study
  • Image interpretation with faculty
  • Didactic instruction

All are essential in providing comprehensive training. Residency education is a priority for attendings and fellows. Teaching is performed daily while interpreting examinations, performing procedures, and providing consultation to clinicians. A reading list of books is provided to guide the residents in their independent study efforts.

Resident Conferences

Two resident conferences are held daily and cover general and subspecialty topics in radiology. Conferences are primarily taught by faculty with occasional instruction by radiology fellows. The conferences are directed towards written and oral board preparation.

Resident teaching conferences are held in the Department of Imaging Sciences' Conference Room. This state-of-the-art facility is designed for residency education with tiered seating, a LCD projector, PACS workstation, and two plasma screen monitors.

Multidisciplinary Conferences

Weekly thoracic, oncology, musculoskeletal, pediatric, surgical, vascular, neurology/neurosurgery, and ENT conferences are scheduled with our colleagues in those disciplines. These multidisciplinary conferences facilitate our role as consultants and provide valuable instruction in better serving patients and referring clinicians.

Other Conferences

Departmental Grand Rounds and interesting case conferences are presented on a weekly basis. Monthly Journal Club and Quality Assurance seminars provide residents with formal educational discussion of specific diseases with radiologic manifestations and emphasis on interpretive skills.

AFIP

Residents have the opportunity to attend a four-week elective at the Registry of Radiologic Pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) in Washington , D.C. This is typically scheduled during the 3rd year of training.

Physics Course

First year radiology residents are required to participate in a four-month Physics course to assist in preparation for the Physics Board Exam scheduled in September of the second year of training. Department of Imaging Sciences’ Ph.D. and M.D. faculty teach the course, providing a framework for systematic preparation and review for the American Board of Radiology Examinations.

Visiting Professorships

The department regularly invites distinguished radiologists who represent the forefront of radiologic research in their fields, as visiting professors.