Radiology has two major residency programs
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Interventional Radiology
- Integrated pathway (PGY2-6)
- ESIR (PGY 5 after DR)
- Independent pathway (PGY 5-6 after DR)
Diagnostic radiology
- PGY1: Medical, Surgical or Transitional Internship
- PGY2-5: Diagnostic Radiology
- PGY6/7: Optional one or two year Fellowships (>90% graduating residents do a Fellowship)
Interventional Radiology (combined IR/DR certificate)
See here for more details of the 3 different pathways.
Integrated IR/DR Residency:
- PGY 1: Usually Surgical Internship
- PGY2-4: Diagnostic Radiology
- PGY5-6: IR
Areas of specialization
Most radiologists subspecialize in one or more areas (listed below) either in academic radiology or private practice. These subspecialties require fellowships. Other radiologists remain generalists, usually in private practice.
- Abdominal Imaging
- Body Imaging
- Breast Imaging
- Cardiovascular
- Interventional Radiology
- Emergency Radiology
- Musculoskeletal
- Neuroimaging
- Neuro/Interventional
- Nuclear Radiology
- Pediatric
- Thoracic
- Women’s imaging
Resources for Applying to Radiology
AMSER Guide to Applying to Radiology Residency
15 Reasons To Join Dartmouth Hitchcock's Radiology Residency
Information for potential applicants to the DHMC Radiology Residency
Please feel free to contact Stephanie Yen MD, the Program Director with any questions
Check out the videos here: DHMC radiology residency YouTube Channel