File #: 420-35-12-141

Sponsor: New York Medical College

PROGRAM MISSION:
St. Vincent's Hospital's diagnostic radiology residency program is committed to providing a comprehensive learning environment which will produce radiologists who will be effective members of the healthcare community with strong interpretive skills and the ability to provide consultative services to referring physicians in an effort to improve the quality of patient care. Our training is geared towards mastery in the general competency areas including professionalism, interpersonal and communication skills, knowledge of appropriate diagnostic tools, cost effective resource utilization, commitment to continuous education, and most importantly to the profession and the greater community.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW:

St. Vincent's four year residency training program in diagnostic radiology is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).  All trainees are required to have completed a clinical year at the PGY-1 level.

Three to four residents are selected each year via the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) using the Electronic Resident Application Service (ERAS) for a total of 14 residents.

The faculty to resident ratio is approximately 1:1. Residents enjoy close relationships with faculty attendings that provide extensive one on one teaching. The absence of radiology fellows is an advantage to residents who are exposed to first line interaction with all clinical disciplines caring for a diverse patient population with a wide spectrum of clinical problems and underlying pathology.

Supervised training is provided in all facets of diagnostic radiology including the subspecialty areas of neuroradiology, gastrointestinal radiology, chest radiology, musculoskeletal radiology, pediatric radiology, cardiac imaging, breast imaging, obstetrical imaging, nuclear medicine, and vascular/interventional radiology. The pediatrics and musculoskeletal imaging experience is supplemented by dedicated outside rotations at Mount Sinai Hospital and The Hospital for Special Surgery.

Radiology residents learn through a combination of didactic and case based conferences provided by both in house and visiting guest lecturers. Daily morning, noon, and afternoon conferences are scheduled on every rotation and active participation is encouraged and integral to the resident learning experience. A radiological physics course is incorporated into the schedule mid way through the first year of residency in preparation for the ABR physics examination.  Extensive on site board review sessions are held throughout the second half of the academic year in preparation for the ABR oral examination. Additionally, senior residents receive funding by the program to attend outside board review courses.

Didactic video conferences, Brandt and Helms Club, Radiology Journal Club, as well as interdepartmental conferences such as tumor board, gastroenterology board, and thyroid board are also incorporated into the conference schedule throughout the month. Brandt and Helms Club is a popular weekly conference geared towards the first year residents. Each week a first year resident is assigned to prepare a power point presentation based on a given chapter from the fundamental text.  Supervised by one of the chief residents, the conference encourages residents to learn from each other and facilitates a forum for academic discussion.  

Attendance to national and regional conferences held by The American Roentgen Ray Society, New York Roentgen Ray Society, and the Association of University Radiologists is encouraged and typically funded by the program.

All diagnostic radiology residents are also given the opportunity to attend the four week radiology/pathology course at the AFIP in Washington DC, usually during the third year of residency. A $1500 stipend is provided to help with the cost of housing while attending the course.

Steven Parmett, M.D., Chairman	Vadim Spektor, M.D., Program Director