Second Year
The VA Hospital's radiology department uses all diagnostic imaging modalities except PET and mammography. Residents are able to be involved in complete diagnostic workups of their patients, examining them in various modalities to assess clinical problems. Residents are exposed to a different patient population, as well as to the reality of the economics involved in VA care. Time not spent at the VA during the rotations is spent at DHMC in a rotation approved by the Program Director.
The pediatric rotation at Children's Hospital Boston usually occurs in the second year. The remainder of the year consists of four-week rotations in the subspecialty divisions of radiology at DHMC and the VA, with residents gradually assuming responsibility for specific imaging services as their skills and experience increase. Rotations include Chest, Bone, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Fluoroscopy, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, and Mammography.
Second year residents, starting in January 2012, will particiate in the integrated physics course, which takes place in the second half of the year.
