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department of RadiologyResidency and Fellowship Programs
The Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program has been in continuous existence since 1932 and has trained more than 330 radiologists. While much has changed in the past 75 years, the principal objectives of the program have been constant. The goals are to equip our trainees with highly developed interpretative and procedural skills, provide them the opportunity to develop and refine their clinical judgment, encourage them to explore the world of research, and ultimately prepare them to thrive in the practice environment of their choice.
The residency in Diagnostic Radiology is a four-year program and provides all requirements for certification by the American Board of Radiology. The program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. There are a total of 24 residency positions, six per year. Prior to matriculation, each resident must have completed a minimum of one year of clinical graduate medical training.
The entering resident takes part in an orientation program that begins with an introduction to radiation physics and safety, diagnostic technique, and department functions. The main component of the program is a didactic course in clinical radiology, consisting of more than 50 hours of instruction in which a basic general radiologic text, Brant and Helms, is reviewed with faculty.
The clinical services of the Department of Radiology are divided into subspecialty sections and further divided as subsections. Each section has a physician assigned administratively as section chief. Residents rotate through the various sections and, therefore, receive their training from subspecialty experts. Each section provides the resident with the required interpretation and procedure skills. The rotation system provides progressive experience so that the resident tackles more complex procedures only after mastering the more basic ones. It is firm Department of Radiology policy for the staff radiologists to review every study seen by a resident before formal report approval. The Department is fully digital and practically films, affording residents the opportunity to learn image interpretation in a modern PACS environment with voice recognition for transcription.
Concentrated training is offered in each of the following:
The Department provides patient care and residency training in all imaging modalities using state-of-the-art equipment. Four months are spent in pediatric radiology using the resources of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. While on rotation at Temple University Hospital, pediatric radiology is integrated with adult radiology in some subsections, further enhancing the pediatric radiology training and experience.
Most residents choose to spend a six-week elective taking the Radiologic Pathology course at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, D.C. with financial support by the Temple University Hospital for tuition and lodging. Nine weekly teaching conferences are scheduled. All are prepared and conducted by the faculty and/or fellows.
Didactic lectures representing the core curriculum cover all aspects of radiology. Interdepartmental conferences are based on clinical case material and feature active resident participation from all clinical services. The radiology conference is fully digitized with video capabilities. Formal physics instruction includes courses in:
Each year, the Department invites a series of visiting professors who spend up to two days in residence. Additional city-wide conferences and lectures held under the aegis of the Philadelphia Roentgen Ray Society or city-wide radiology clubs such as the monthly city-wide Pediatric Radiology Conference at St. Christopher's Children's Hospital provide further opportunities for structured learning. The Department of Radiology also currently authorizes each resident to attend one national meeting or course, usually during the last year of training.
Residents are encouraged to participate in research projects and in the preparation of manuscripts for publication. The Department provides financial support for residents to present their research findings to local or national radiological meetings.
The Gustavus C. Bird Library is one of the Department's most valuable ancillary resources. Included in the collection are a large number of textbooks, journal subscriptions, and videotapes. The library also houses the departmental teaching file (over 60,000 envelopes collected over the past 50 years) as well as the complete American College of Radiology Learning File. Our library computer network brings reference text and images to radiology reporting stations, affording access to reference materials where they can have the greatest impact on patient care and resident education. Multiple CD-ROMs are simultaneously active on this innovative network at all times, affording ample opportunities for group or self study. Residents are encouraged to become fully computer literate since this skill is essential in preparing them for their role as diagnosticians of the future. Our full-time librarian is extremely knowledgeable of radiology source materials and offers invaluable study assistance in performing MEDLINE literature searches via the library's direct computer link with the National Library of Medicine, and can routinely provide the most current information to supplement research or teaching activities.
Salaries are competitive with those of other hospitals in the region. Fringe benefits include medical and dental insurance, professional liability insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, uniforms, and discount for purchase of textbooks. We believe that the Department of Radiology provides a complete university learning environment in a modern, fully equipped, state-of-the -art digital facility that serves an optimal patient case mix for training radiologists. Our department and program are large enough to offer the full complement of subspecialty services, yet we are small enough to foster the collegial faculty-resident interpersonal relationships that result in the best graduate medical education and long term promotion of career development support. We are gratified by our residency's deserved reputation for excellence and the success of our graduates.
We encourage you to apply, review our curriculum and facilities, and to strongly consider joining the Temple Department of Radiology.
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Contact Information:Department of Radiology Temple University School of Medicine 3401 N. Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19140 T: 215-707-7237 F: 215-707-9389
Patient Scheduling, Film and Report Copies, or to Reach a Physician T: 215-707-XRAY (9729)
Residency Program Office Beverly Hershey, MD, Program Director
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Temple University Hospital, the major clinical teaching facility of Temple University School of Medicine, was founded in 1891. Today's modern facility serves as both a tertiary referral center and a primary health provider for the surrounding community. The SmithKline Beecham Department of Diagnostic Imaging performs more than 275,000 procedures annually. The following provides insight into some of the hospital's extensive patient care services, research activities, and the Department of Radiology residency and fellowship training programs.