Diagnostic Radiology

Location

Rush

# Weeks

4

Hours/week on site

31-40

Open to M3s?

yes

Scheduled through OASIS?

yes

On Rush schedule?

yes

# other students

4 or more

Prerequisites

none

Interviewing/Step 2 flexibility

?

Overnight call?

no

Work weekends?

no

Weekend call?

no

Is there an exam at the end of the rotation

yes

Students required to give a presentation

yes

Teaching hours/day

1-2

Teaching style

Morning report/Case conference, lecture given by resident or attending

Suggested reading/pocket contents

book is checked out at the library

Structure of rotation

One-on-one with attendings/residents

Amt/quality of time residents/attendings

a lot of time, can get a lot of teaching from them if you ask questions and be pro-active

Proportion of time evaluating pts alone

0-25%

# pts evaluated/day

0-2

Procedures

never

Typical day

You rotate every two days in a different part of radiology and work with the residents reading films.  The length of the day depends on which department you're in.  You have to attend a conference at 8am and 4pm .

Usefulness for any residency

1 of 5 stars

Usefulness for this residency

4 of 5 stars

Useful for other specialties

maybe neurology, GI and orthopedics; great for reviewing chest films for wards

Overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Recommended to other students

5 of 5 stars

Other comments

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