Radiology Education at Geisel

Imaging education at Geisel is integrated throughout the 4-year curriculum.  The imaging curriculum addresses imaging modality techniques, methods, strengths/weaknesses, risks, indications, and proper communications to enable students to effectively use imaging in the care of their patients.  Students will learn to identify high-quality resources to support appropriate test selection. Students should learn basic interpretation skills for commonly encountered, urgent findings.  The required and optional components of each phase are outlined below.

Phase 1 Pre-Clinical

Imaging Longitudinal Curriculum

Imaging is one of the major Longitudinal Curricula woven throughout the Phase 1 systems based courses and embedded within several of the required Phase 2 clerkships.  Imaging content is also included in the Phase 3 capstone course.  Imaging learning objectives are approved by the Medical Education Committee and taught and facilitated by board-certified radiologists.  Most courses include education on normal imaging anatomy, imaging techniques, algorithms, risks & benefits, and the pathophysiology of imaging findings in common patterns of disease.

Faculty Director:  Nancy J McNulty MD

Fall and Winter Enrichment Electives

Faculty leader: Petra Lewis, MD

Up to 8 students per session

This elective includes:

  • Introductory session
  • 4 half days shadowing in the student's choice of subspecialty areas
  • Fun, interactive 'pop quiz' at the end (not graded!)

Phase 2 Clinical Clerkships

 Imaging Longitudinal Curriculum

Aquifer Radiology Cases are required on several clerkships. These cases are interactive, specific to individual clerkships, and address imaging objectives including imaging algorithms, risks & benefits, communications, and screening.  Imaging rounds is an interactive session that occurs during the surgery clerkship which is led by a radiologist and addresses communications, imaging algorithms and image interpretation strategies.

In addition, imaging exams, interpretation, principles of imaging and test selection, and communications between clinicians and radiologists are woven into the didactics within each required clerkship.

Electives

All radiology electives (below) are available for phase 2 students after completion of their first clerkship.

Phase 3 Readiness for Residency

Radiology has a wide variety of electives, briefly described below.  For the full description, you can access any elective manual here: latest manuals.

Some of these electives are available virtually as well as live (indicated by *)

  • *Basic Clinical Elective (Radiology 502)
    • Faculty director is Petra Lewis MBBS
    • 4 weeks.
    • This is our premier elective! This is a highly structured elective about 50% student-focused didactic/interactive teaching, and about 50% shadowing
    • Rotations in all clinical areas and directed self-teaching resources
    • Offered 4x a year (April, July, Sept, Oct)
  • Flexi-elective (Radiology 503)
    • Faculty director is Petra Lewis MBBS
    • 2-4 weeks
    • Shadow elective with rotations in all clinical areas and directed self-teaching resources
  • Interventional Radiology (Radiology 502)
    • Faculty director isJohn Gemery MD
    • 2-4 weeks
    • Hands-on elective in IR which is highly recommended for all students applying to IR residency programs.
  • *Women's imaging (Radiology 505)
    • Faculty director is Petra Lewis MBBS
    • 2-4 weeks
    • 50% breast imaging, 50% ultrasound including rotations in OBGYN imaging and the comprehensive breast program
    • Directed self-teaching resources
  • *Neuroimaging (Radiology 504)
    • Faculty director is David Pastel MD
    • 2-4 weeks
    • Shadow elective in neuroradiology/interventional neuroradiology
    • Directed self-teaching resources
  • *Musculoskeletal radiology (Radiology 508)
    • Faculty director is Christin Foster MD
    • 2-4 weeks
    • Shadow elective in MSK imaging
    • Directed self-teaching resources
  • Ultrasound elective (Radiology 506)
    • Faculty director is Roberta DiFlorio MD
    • 2 week elective that includes shadowing in radiology with techs and faculty as well as directed self-teaching resources.
  • Radiology research (Radiology 602)
    • 2-4 weeks
    • Project focused.
    • Note: The student must have a project organized with a radiology faculty member before signing up for this elective