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The Department of Radiology offers a four year, preceptor-type program. The first year is primarily spent at Stanford University Hospital; residents rotate through most of the radiologic subspecialties (pediatrics, genitourinary, gastrointestinal, chest, musculoskeletal, interventional/angiography, neuroradiology, mammography, ultrasound, abdominal CT, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)). In the second part of year one, residents rotate for one month on the Emergency Radiology Service at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. Residents take a year long scheduled didactic course in the physics of diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine during the training program, as well as a course in radiobiology (as it pertains to diagnostic radiology). These courses are taught by physicists in the Department of Radiology.
In the second year, residents spend approximately six to eight months at the Palo Alto Veterans' Hospital, three to five months at Stanford University Hospital and one month at the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. The Veterans' Hospital is closely affiliated with the Stanford University School of Medicine.
The third year, consisting of rotations through all three hospitals, completes most of the core curriculum. A flexible fourth year allows up to 20 weeks of focused subspecialty pursuit, whether clinical or research oriented. All residents have the opportunity to take a six-week elective at the Registry of Radiologic Pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) in Washington, D.C, usually during the third year.
Residents are encouraged to participate in a wide range of departmental research efforts, including the Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford and the Radiological Sciences Laboratory / Richard M. Lucas center. Many give formal presentations at major national Radiology meetings and publish their work in peer-reviewed journals.
The clinical material at the four hospitals covers a wide spectrum of cases in imaging diagnosis. There is emphasis on the more specialized procedures including angiography, interventional radiology, ultrasound, CT, and MRI. All studies in which residents participate are performed under the supervision of the faculty. As part of the review process, the residents evaluate the problem initially, then discuss the case with the faculty member during an intensive teaching exchange. Residents are given increased responsibility, commensurate with performance, during their advancement through the training program.
Resident educational conferences are held twice daily in both didactic and case-based formats. The Division of Diagnostic Radiology contributes to medical, surgical, neuroscience, orthopedic, spinal cord injury, and pediatric grand rounds, as well as weekly tumor boards in various oncology subspecialties.
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