Clerkship in Radiology
The clerkship in Radiology is part of the Radiology/Surgery integrated unit and consists of 1 week of Radiology coordinated with the Surgery clerkship, one week of Family Medicine, and two Pathway Program weeks. While participating in the radiology portion, the students are assigned exclusively to the University campus or their regional campus.
The students will learn the basics of all the radiology subspecialities—abdominal radiology, breast radiology, cardiothoracic radiology, emergency radiology, interventional radiology, neuroradiology, nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, musculoskeletal radiology, and pediatric radiology.
All students participate in didactic learning sessions with embedded large group discussions, complete independent learning modules, preview cases on the medical student PACS and write up complete radiology reports, discuss radiology cases in small groups, observe radiology technologists, and participate in read-outs with the radiology trainees and attendings in reading rooms.
The goal of the Radiology Clerkship is to provide students with a fundamental knowledge of radiology for subsequent clinical experiences.
After RA-300, the student will be able to:
- Construct the appropriate imaging algorithms for common clinical indications.
- Compare and contrast the benefits and limitations of different radiologic modalities (including radiation exposure of various radiologic modalities)
- Describe how radiology services are delivered in the healthcare system.
- Identify normal anatomical structures on chest, abdominal, and musculoskeletal radiographs; and chest, abdominal, and head CTs.
- Recognize basic radiological findings of common and emergent pathologies.
- Use accurate radiology terminology to describe imaging findings.
- Describe the components of a radiology report.
- Create a radiology report.
- Describe the basic steps of an image guided interventions and obtain informed consent for image guided interventions
Competency is assessed through student performance evaluation (45%), accuracy and completion of radiology reports (20%), performance on written examination (15%), quality of presentation (10%), and assessment of longitudinal focus topics (10%). In lieu of the Observed Student Clinical Examination (OSCE), the students will preview radiology cases on the medical student PACS and complete radiology reports. Students will be graded on a pass/fail basis; no honors or high-honors grades will be given.
JUNE 21 2024 | cjb