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Curriculum

 


The first year is strongly grounded in the basics of radiology. In the second through fourth years, residents build on their subspecialty experiences.

First Year:
  • Body CT- 8 weeks
  • General- 12 weeks
  • GI/GU Fluoroscopy- 8 weeks
  • Mammography- 4 weeks
  • Neuroradiology- 4 weeks
  • Nuclear Medicine- 8 weeks
  • Ultrasound- 8 weeks

Second Year:

  • Body CT- 4 weeks
  • Body/ Musculoskeletal MRI- 4 weeks
  • General- 4 weeks
  • GI/GU Fluoroscopy- 4 weeks
  • Mammography- 4 weeks
  • Musculoskeletal/Trauma- 4 weeks
  • Neuroradiology- 8 weeks
  • Nuclear Medicine- 4 weeks
  • Pediatrics- 4 weeks
  • Post Call Float- 4 weeks
  • Ultrasound- 4 weeks
  • Vascular/Interventional- 4 weeks

Third Year:

  • Armed Forces Institute of Pathology - 4 weeks
  • Body/Musculoskeletall MRI- 4 weeks
  • Cardiac & 3D- 4 weeks
  • General- 4 weeks
  • Mammography- 4 weeks
  • Musculoskeletal/Trauma- 4 weeks
  • Neuroradiology- 4 weeks
  • Nuclear Medicine- 4 weeks
  • Pediatrics- 4 weeks
  • Post Call Float- 4 weeks
  • Ultrasound- 4 weeks
  • Vascular/Interventional- 8 weeks

Fourth Year:

  • Body CT- 4 weeks
  • Body/Musculoskeletal MRI- 4 weeks
  • Elective- 12 weeks
  • General- 4 weeks
  • GI/GU Fluoroscopy- 4 weeks
  • Mammography- 4 weeks
  • Neuroradiology- 4 weeks
  • Nuclear Medicine- 4 weeks
  • Pediatrics- 4 weeks
  • Post Call Float- 4 weeks
  • Ultrasound- 4 weeks

The pediatrics rotations are completed at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Each resident is provided with a studio suite, parking for the apartment, and parking at Children's Hospital at no personal expense.

Tuition for AFIP is paid for by the department. An additional five hundred dollars is provided in each resident's book/conference fund for AFIP expenses.

The resident on the post call float rotation is responsible for the section covered by the resident on call the previous night.