Several university hospitals offer education and training programs for radiology residents.
Radiology is a medical specialization that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions through radiologic imaging. Individuals interested in becoming a radiologist must complete a residency program, which educates students on interpret radiologic images of organs, bones and tissues inside the human body. Residents who complete a training program must become board certified with the American Board of Radiology. According to AuntMinne.com, the following schools were semifinalists for having the top radiology training programs in the country.
New York University
The New York University Department of Radiology offers a four-year residency radiology program. The program focuses on various radiology specialties and requires residents to complete rotations in emergency radiology, radiology pathology, nuclear medicine, MRI, neuroradiology, abdominal radiology and breast imaging. These rotations are conducted at Tisch Hospital, Manhattan Veterans Administration Hospital, and Bellevue Hospital. Residents are also required to spend a year in a clinical rotation involving emergency medicine, surgery, pediatrics or internal medicine.
New York University
530 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016
212-263-7300
med.nyu.edu
University of Pennsylvania
The four-year residency program at the University of Pennsylvania offers three different radiology programs. The programs include clinical radiology, research and interventional radiology. The clinical program requires students to spend the first three years focusing on rotations in neuroradiology, nuclear cardiology and nuclear medicine physics. The fourth year is spent focusing on a particular area of radiology. While the research track requires residents to spend the first three years in clinical rotations, the fourth year is devoted to research in radiology. Interventional radiology is five years and educates residents in image-guided therapy. While residents must complete three years of rotations, two years are spent learning about medical and surgical electives, research and vascular imaging.
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-662-4000
pennmedicine.org
Wake Forest University
The four-year radiology residency training program offers clinical and educational instruction on the diagnosis of conditions and diseases. During the first year, residents complete rotations in the basic areas of radiology, including emergency room, neuroradiology, musculoskeletal, thoracic and gastrointestinal. The second year continues to educate students in first-year rotations, but includes new rotations in nuclear medicine, body computer tomography and breast imaging. Third-year rotations include cardiac radiology, magnetic resonance imaging, visceral angiography and obstetric ultrasound. Residents in their third year also spend six weeks at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology to participate in case studies. The final year offers refresher rotations in the different areas of radiology.
Wake Forest University
Medical Center Boulevard
Winston-Salem, N.C. 27157
336-716-2011
wfubmc.edu
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