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Radiology residency programGoals | Curriculum | Qualifications and application | Interview information | Coffee with the residents | Transitional year residency program | Home Curriculum
Diagnostic Radiology residents benefit from the many conferences held at the hospital. There are teaching conferences and lectures daily in the department for all Diagnostic Radiology residents, as well as weekly physics lectures. Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center is part of the Aurora Health Care system. There are Aurora Sponsored Residency Programs in Transitional Year and Diagnostic Radiology and Aurora Sponsored Residency Programs with university affiliation in Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, and Obstetrics and Gynecology. Diagnostic Radiology residents are expected to participate along with the hospital staff and residents from other programs in hospital-wide conferences such as Tumor Board and a variety of specialty conferences. In addition, Diagnostic Radiology residents are allotted two months of elective time to be divided amongst their third and fourth years in order to pursue specialty interests. Finally, Diagnostic Radiology residents are allotted 2 weeks of locum tenens to be divided in their 3rd and 4th years in order to spend time in a private practice setting outside of Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center. Diagnostic Radiology residents are provided funding to attend a national meeting or review course each year. The annual education fund for each Diagnostic Radiology resident should cover the cost of this meeting. Diagnostic Radiology residents are also given the opportunity to attend a portion of the Radiologic Society of North America annual meeting when it is held in Chicago, IL. Finally, all Diagnostic Radiology residents have the opportunity to spend 6 weeks in Washington, D.C., attending the AFIP review course during their 3rd year of training. Separate funds are provided to cover travel expenses, tuition, and room and board for the AFIP 6-week course.
Resident master scheduleR1: 4mo Fluoro, 2mo US, 3mo CT, 1mo ER, 1mo NucMed, 1mo MR R2: 2mo CT, 1mo Mammo, 2mo MR, 1mo US, 1mo Fluoro, 2mo Nuc Med, 1mo IR, 1mo Peds 1mo Float R3: 3mo IR, 1mo Fluoro, 1mo CV, 1mo Mammo, 1mo CT, 1mo Peds, 4wk AFIP, 2mo MR, 1mo Float R4: 2mo MR, 1mo NucMed, 1mo Peds, 1mo OB/US, 1mo IR, 1mo US, 1mo Mammo, 1mo CV, 1mo Float, 2mo Elective Description of rotationFluoro: Fluoro rotation includes basic studies as esophagrams, upper GI's barium enemas, myelograms, lumbar punctures, arthrograms, etc. Ultrasound (US): US rotation includes vascular ultrasound. Formal OB/US training is provided at Aurora Aurora West Allis Medical Center by perinatologists. Computed tomography (CT), mangetic resonance (MR): CT and MR provide a myriad of studies involving all aspects of the body. Emergency radiology (ER): ER rotation is a single month rotation provided for 1st years to gain experience with a variety of films prior to beginning call in April of R1 year. Nuclear medicine: NucMed rotation includes diagnostic scans, therapeutic radiotherapy, and PET/CT. In addition, many cardiovascular NM exams are still performed in the radiology department. Pediatrics (PEDS): Peds rotation is completed at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, approximately 10 minutes from Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center. Cardiovascular (CV/3D): CV rotation includes the interpretation of coronary CT, cardiac MR, CT-angiography, MR-angiography as well as CT colonography. Interventional radiology (IR): IR rotation offers a very extensive hand-on opportunity for residents including vascular access, drainage procedures, angiography, kyphoplasty, radioablation, chemoablation and more. Float: Float rotation involves providing resident coverage for vacations, conference, and post call. Elective: Elective rotations can be tailored to a resident's personal interests and needs. GraduatesResidents secured key fellowships in areas as: 2007
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The 1st year of the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program consists of
a clinical year. If you are accepted at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
Diagnostic Radiology Program, a position in our Transitional Year
Residency Program will automatically be made available to you.
Completion of a previous ACGME clinical year will meet your preliminary
year requirement. The next 4 years include rotations in Diagnostic
Radiology (Gl, GU, Mammography, etc.), Computed Tomography, Ultrasound,
Nuclear Medicine, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional
Radiology, Cardiovascular Imaging and Obstetric Ultrasound. There is also a 3-month rotation at Children's Hospital of
Wisconsin in Pediatric Radiology. 
The Department of Radiology maintains its own library, including a
collection of recent RSNA videotapes and an extensive Web server based teaching file
including ACR. The Diagnostic Radiology
Residency Program has an up-to-date computer system with T-line Internet
access and three laptop computers, as well as a selection of ACR CD ROMs
for educational purposes and PowerPoint presentations. There is an
ongoing effort by the Diagnostic Radiology Residency to convert the
Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center Radiology Teaching File to a computer
based system.