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Sandra A. A. Oldham, M.D., F.A.C.R.
Professor and Chief of Thoracic Radiology
Director of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging
        Residency Program
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Lea Roberts, Health Education Coordinator
   
Christina Andrews, Coordinator I, Residency Training
   
Location:  
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging
6431 Fannin Street, MSB 2.026
Houston, Texas 77030-1503
713.500.7640
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The University of Texas Medical School at Houston is adjacent to the Memorial Hermann Hospital.
   
Accreditation:

Our Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging residency is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Our last accreditation was in 2001 and we received continued full accreditation with no citations. Our next accreditation will take place in 2006.

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Application Process:    
       
Applications are accepted only through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS). All UT Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging residency positions are offered through the National Resident Match Program (NRMP). Applicants must also register with NRMP and obtain an NRMP number. We offer twelve (12) residency positions each year. The UT Houston program is ACGME accredited for a total of 48 residency positions. We receive approximately 500 applications per year, and we interview more than 150 applicants for the twelve residency positions. Interviews are by invitation only.
       
Application Deadline for 2007-2008:  November 1, 2007
    Interview Dates: November   2, 2007
      November   9, 2007
      November 16, 2007
           
      December 7, 2007
      December 14, 2007
           
      January 4, 2008
      January 11, 2008
      January 18, 2008
      January 25, 2008
           
Interviews are by invitation only.

The Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging residency program at UT Houston is a categorical 4 year radiology training program (PGY2, 3, 4, and 5). A clinical year (PGY1) is required for certification by the American Board of Radiology. For that reason, senior medical students applying to our Radiology program must also apply independently for a transitional or preliminary year to be completed before starting Radiology residency. Thus, graduating medical students must simultaneously apply for transitional or preliminary year positions for the upcoming year while also applying for Radiology residency positions to commence the following year. In effect, we fill our positions two years in advance. 
     
PGY1 Programs (Houston and vicinity):  
 
UT Houston Transitional Program / LBJ General Hospital (13 positions)
St. Joseph Hospital - Transitional (12 positions)
UT Houston Internal Medicine - Preliminary year (31 positions)
UTMB Galveston - Internal Medicine - Preliminary year (40 positions)
Baylor College of Medicine - Transitional (19 positions)
Baylor College of Medicine - Preliminary year (53 positions)
     
Applicant documentation requirements for UT Houston Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging (PGY 2-5):
Graduates of US Medical Schools (State Board Requirements):  
All US graduates must provide the following:  
  • If selected to your program, applicants must supply GME with a USMLE transcript (ERAS transcript will not be accepted)
  • copy of Dean's letter (the one in ERAS will do)
  • Applicants that have already graduated must provide a copy of their residency certificate and a letter from their previous program director on their letterhead indicating satisfactory completion. This letter must also address the applicant's character and academic qualifications.
  • Incoming first year residents must submit a letter from their medical school dean that states the applicant is scheduled to graduate before beginning postgraduate training.
  • A complete transcript after graduation. Incomplete transcripts will be discarded.  Transcripts must include clerkship hours.
  • A notarized copy of their medical school diploma (8.5 X 11). This copy must include all seals and borders  INCOMPLETE IMAGES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
  • Applicants must bring 2 forms of identification (birth certificate AND passport and/or drivers license) when they come to interview.  Programs must see the originals and provide a copy to GME for those residents that are selected for your program.
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International Graduates (State Board Requirements):
  • The Graduate Medical Education Office will handle all International Medical Graduate (IMG) interviews and review their documents.
  • Applicants should be provided a copy of the "Required Documents List" (available in the GME Office). Send in this form (preferably on colored paper) with your invitation letter to the applicant.
  • Applicant must bring the original and one set of notarized copies of all documents to his/her interview  TSBME requires that the notarized copies be on required size.
  • Applicants that do not bring original documents will not be seen by GME.
  • Appointments for interviews must be made via e-mail to Florinda Guerra at Florinda.Guerra@uth.tmc.edu
  • Applicants and coordinator must be on time for appointments.  Late arrivals will be seen as time permits.
  • The coordinator must accompany the applicant and be present for the interview. Do not send the resident alone; they will not be seen without a coordinator.
  • Applicants must appear in person.  Coordinators may not present documents on behalf of the applicants.
    • IMG's elected into your program must request that their medical school submit a complete original transcript from their school directly to the TSBME. (This will be explained to the applicant at their interview).
    • Although an applicant's school may be listed on the TSBME approved schools list:  http://www.tsbme.state.tx.us/professionals/docinfo/doclic.htm    TSBME may still require a statement and/or other supporting documents(s).
    • If the applicant's school is not listed on the TSBME approved schools list, TSBME will closely review the application.  Since the TSBME continuously monitors these schools, issuance of one permit does not guarantee subsequent permits.
    • TSBME has advised us particularly of schools in the following countries:  Nigeria, Iraq, china,ad the Caribbean Schools.
  • Programs retain the right to decide whether they wish to accept applicants on H1-B visas.  H1-B applicants typically will have a later residency start date because the visa requirements state that the applicant must obtain his/her permit before the visa is issued.
     
Description of Residency:
Our residency is very large and our residents rotate through three integrated and three affiliated hospitals.
 
INTEGRATED HOSPITALS:
  • Memorial Hermann Hospital is the main teaching hospital where residents spend approximately 21 months during their residency. Located in the Texas Medical Center, this is a private hospital with 500+ beds, including the new Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital in the Memorial Hermann Pavilion, newly opened in October 1999. The Pavilion also houses a state-of-the-art Level One Trauma Center, 22 adult operating rooms, and several intensive care units.
  • M.D. Anderson Cancer Center is a world renowned oncologic hospital and research facility in the Texas Medical Center. Residents spend approximately 12 months of their residency in the Division of Diagnostic Imaging.
  • Lyndon Baines Johnson General Hospital (LBJ) is operated by the Harris County Hospital District, provides medical care to all patients regardless of ability to pay, and is part of the Texas Medical Center. LBJ has been in operation since 1989 and it is fully staffed by the University of Texas Houston Health Science Center. Residents spend approximately 9 months at LBJ during residency.
 
AFFILIATED HOSPITALS:
  • Christus St. Joseph Hospital -
           General Hospital:               residents rotate 1 month in general radiology and 1 month in nuclear medicine
  • Texas Children's Hospital -         Pediatric Radiology:  residents rotate 2 months
  • St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital -  1 month mammography rotation
 
Educational Objectives:
Residents are exposed to a large variety of patients and disease states. Our combined faculty is very large with a faculty-to-resident ratio of nearly 2:1. All work done by the residents is supervised; however, as they progress through the residency, residents have graduated responsibilities commensurate with their knowledge. All of our hospitals have state-of-the-art equipment. While most of Radiology is practiced in a hospital setting, our residents also rotate through our outpatient facility. After patient care, our principal goal is the education of our residents. Educational and research opportunities abound in our hospitals with our multi-talented faculty. Before graduation, many residents coauthor papers in refereed journals, present scientific papers, and/or author/coauthor scientific exhibits at national or international meetings of professional organizations.

 

Resident Awards: (Residents listed in maroon)
2006   Joy A. Henningsen, M.D. J.T. Rutherford Government Relations Fellow. American College of Radiology. September 2006. Washington, DC.
2006   First Place in the Kay Vydareny Film Interpretation Competition:  
First Place in the Kay Vydareny Film Interpretation Competition was awarded to the combined UTHSCH - Baylor team at the May, 2006, meeting of the Association of University Radiologists in Austin, TX. The participants included: Michelle Miller-Thomas, M.D. - UTHSCH; Pedro Diaz-Marchan, M.D. - Baylor; Virginia Scroggins, M.D., Lumarie Santiago, M.D. and Seth Roberts, M.D. - UTHSCH; Brandon Langlinais, M.D. and Michael Jaimes, M.D. - Baylor. Click here for photo.
2005   Magna Cum Laude
Joy A. Henningsen, M.D. Houston, Texas. Gupta S, Wallace M, Ahrar K, et al. “Percutaneous Biopsy of Head and Neck Lesions Using Image Guidance: Various Approaches and Relevant Anatomical and Technical Considerations.” 91st Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. November 27-December 2, 2005, Chicago, IL. The presentation was invited for publication in RadioGraphics.
2005   Emma Ferguson, M.D., “Classic Signs of Cardiovascular Imaging” for the RSNA was invited for publication in RadioGraphics. 91st Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. November 27-December 2, 2005, Chicago, IL.
2005   Jerry Gibbs, M.D., “Stripes and Lines” for the RSNA was invited for publication in RadioGraphics. 91st Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. November 27-December 2, 2005, Chicago, IL.
2005   Third Place
Amy Mehollin-Ray, M.D., Chitra Chandrasekhar, M.D., and Valerie Kirkby-Noble, M.D. Breast Masses Revisted: A Review of the Spectrum of Sonographic Features of Benign and Malignant Breast Masses with Ultrasound Bi-Rads Classification. American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL,  June 2005.
2005   Steve H. Fung, M.D., Best ICF for a Fourth Year Resident
2005   Virginia L. Scroggins, M.D., Best ICF for a Third Year Resident
2005   Jeffrey K. Helmcamp, M.D., Best ICF for a Second Year Resident and the Grand ICF Award
2005   Kim Le, M.D., Best ICF for a First Year Resident
2005   Certificate of Merit
105th Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, May 15-20, 2005, New Orleans, LA;  Correlation of quantitative proton MR spectroscopy with local histology from stereotactic brain biopsy to evaluate heterogeneity of brain tumors.  Steve H. Fung, MD; Edward F. Jackson, PhD; Samuel J. Hassenbusch III, MD, PhD; Jeffrey S. Weinberg, MD; Sanjay K. Singh, MD; Krista R. McAlee, RT; Brian K. Law, BS; Ashok J. Kumar, MD.
2004   AFIP: Most Interesting Chest Case:  2004
Clare Savage, M.D.
2004
   Huan L. Nguyen, M.D., Best ICF for a Fourth Year Resident
2004
   Steve Fung, M.D., Best ICF for a Third Year Resident and the Grand ICF Award
2004
   Scott Bryk, M.D., Best ICF for a Second Year Resident
2004
   Anjali Roy, M.D., Best ICF for a First Year Resident
2003   Introduction to Reserach Program, RSNA/AUR/ARRS
Steve Fung, M.D., M.A.
2003
   Majdi M.Radaideh, M.D.:  Special Recognition Award for Excellence in Development of the Virtual Library Teaching Files. Presented by the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Department of Radiology, June 21, 2003.
2003
   Best Poster Award
Komal B. Shah, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Saween K. S. Thompson, UTHSC Houston; Stanford M Goldman, UTHSC Houston; Bharat K Raval, UTHSC Houston; Sheila Sheth, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Frank M. Corl, JHSM; "Acute Non-Traumatic Maternal Illnesses in Pregnancy: Imaging Approaches."  Society of Uroradiology & Society of Gastrointestinal Radiology Meeting, February 16-21, 2003, Cancun, Mexico.
2003  

Certificate of Merit
Adham W, Sepulveda K, Lamki L, Barron B.  "Pitfalls in Skeletal Muscle Uptak on F-18 FDG PET Imaging." 103rd annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, San Diego, CA.  May 3- 9, 2003.

2003   Bronze Medal
Radaideh M, Stephens T, Whitman L. "Benign Breast Calcifications That Do Not Require Biopsy", Computer assisted exhibit at the 103rd annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, San Diego, CA,     May 3- 9, 2003.
2002
   First Place in the 11th Annual Vydareny Film Interpretation Competition
The combined team from the Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston wins First Place in the 11thAnnual Vydareny Film Interpretation Competition at the 2002 AUR Meeting in Phoenix, AZ.  The members of the team from Baylor include Alfred Watson, M.D., Pedro Diaz- Marchan, M.D., John Labis, M.D., Collin Dodds, M.D. and Janine Dodds, M.D.  The UTHSC members include Radhika Gupta, M.D., Carl Sandler, M.D., and Sandra A.A. Oldham, M.D
2002
  

Summa Cum Laude
Correlating the Basic Chronological Pathopysiologic Neuronal Change in Response to Ischemia with Multisequence MR Imaging.
American Society of Neuroradiology Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, May 12-17, 2002.
Radaideh M, Devin C,  Schomer D, Cacayorin E, Song J, Lutzker SL, Kumar AJ, Leeds N.
Neurographics: Vol. 2, Issue 2,  Article 1.
2002   Cum Laude
Darden DL, Tamm EP, Aria SC, Kazama T, Charnsangavej C:  Vascular anatomy and vascular pathology in patients with pancreatic cancer:  Significance for surgical planning.  Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Dec. 1-6, 2002, Chicago, IL.
2002   Certificate of Merit
Koenig TR, West OC:   Acute traumatic aortic injury:  CT imaging findings and current protocol using a multi-slice CT scanner.  Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Dec. 1-6, 2002, Chicago, IL.
2001
   RSNA 2001 and ARRS 2001 :
Certificate of Merit
 Using a Multi-row Multi-detector Spiral CT Scanner: The Principles You Need
MM Radaideh, M.D., O West, M.D., PM Silverman, M.D.
2001
   Certificate of Merit
 Screening of Carotid Artery Stenosis: Update on Current Methods and Advances in Imaging Techniques
CB Pham, M.D., PC Chen, M.D., S Roberson, M.D., ED Cacayorin, M.D.
2001   Certificate of Merit
Radiation Injury of the Lung after 3-D Conformal Radiation Therapy
TR Koenig,  M.D., RF Munden, D.M.D., M.D., BS Sabloff, M.D., CW Stevens, M.D., Ph.D., JJ Erasmus, M.D., GW Gladish, M.D. et al., RSNA 2001.
2000
   Cum Laude
Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, 2000
T.R. Koenig, M.D.,Ph.D.; L.K. Wagner, Ph.D.; F. A. Mettler, M.D. and D. Wolff, M.D.
Radiation Injury to the Skin Caused by Fluoroscopic Procedures: Lessons on Radiation Management 
2000
   Certificate of Merit and
Excellence in Design
Barron, BJ, Censullo ML, Lamki LM, Hoots K, Clyburn T:  Radiation Synovectomy in Hemophiliac Patients:  A How-to Instructional Guide with Digital Video Demonstrations,
Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, 2000
2000
  AFIP Best Case Award
Presented by the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology to The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Department of Radiology. Accepted by Dr. Oldham at the April 2000 meeting of the APDR in Orlando, FL
2000
   Scientific Exhibit Excellence in Design
Censullo ML, Barron BJ, Lamki LM, Podoloff DA:  Radionulclide Venography as an Adjunct to Ventilation-Perfusion Lung Scintigraphy in the Detection of Pulmonary Thromboembolic Disease
Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, 2000  
2000
   Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award
Michael L. Censullo, MD, MA
2000
   Best Scientific Exhibit
Kawashima A, Sandler CM, West OC, Tamm EP, Fishman EK, Goldman SM: "Imaging of renal trauma: a comprehensive review." The 7th European Symposium on Urogenital Radiology and Annual Meeting of European Society of Urogenital Radiology. London, England, September 22-24, 2000.
2000
   Certificate of Merit
Kawashima A, Sandler CM, West OC, Tamm EP, Fishman EK, Goldman SM, et al.  Imaging of renal trauma:  a comprehensive review.   Society of Uroradiology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March, 2000.
2000
   Certificate of Merit
Kawashima A, Sandler CM, West OC, Tamm EP, Fishman EK, Goldman SM, et al.  Imaging of renal trauma:  a comprehensive review. 100th American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, May, 2000.
1999
   Magna Cum Laude
Censullo ML, Ernst RD, Kawashima A, Caskey CI, Sandler CM: CT Venography as an Adjunct to CT Pulmonary Angiography in the Detection of Thrombo-Embolic Diseases. RSNA, Chicago, IL, 1999.
1999
   Certificate of Merit
Kramer, LA, Gupta, RG, Hatfield, GA, Wheless, J, Papanicolaou, A.    MRI in the Evaluation and Treatment of Epilepsy. ARRS and Scientific Exhibit, New Orleans LA, 1999.
1999
   Certificate of Merit
Ernst, RD, Kawashima, A, Tamm, EP, Kramer, LA, Middlebrook, MR, Sandler, CM.   Multimedia Demonstration of Floating Table, Bolus Tracking Gadolinium Enhanced MR Angiography for Aortoiliac and Peripheral Runoff.  ARRS 99th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
1999
   Certificate of Merit
Kramer, L.A., Hunter, G.J., Hamberg, L.M. Tamm, E.P. Multi-Phase Dynamic Contrast MR Imaging in the Evaluation of Disease.  RSNA 85th Annual Meeting and Scientific Assembly, Chicago, IL, Nov. 1999
1999
   Certificate of Merit
Kawashima A, Fishman EK, Ernst RD, Tamm EP, Urban BA, Sandler CM, Goldman SM:  "CT evaluation of renal vascular disease." The 99th American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting.
1999
   Certificate of Merit
Kawashima A, Sandler CM, West OC, Tamm EP, Fishman EK, Goldman SM, et al. "Imaging of Real Trauma: A Comprehensive Review."  99th American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting.
1999
   Certificate of Merit
Kawashima A, Sandler CM, West OC, Tamm EP, Fishman EK, Goldman SM, et al. "Imaging of Real Trauma: A Comprehensive Review."  Radiological Society of North American Annual Meeting.
1999
   Certificate of Merit
Censullo ML, Ernst RD, Kawashima A, Caskey, Sandler CM, Goldman SM, et al.  "CT Venography as an Adjunct to CT Pulmonary Angiography for the Detection of Pulmonary Thrombo-embolic Disease."  Radiological Society of North America Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting.
1999
   Certificate of Award for Honorable Mention
Lamki LM, Anidjar R, Barron BJ, Fang B.:  Diagnosis of Brain Death by Tc-99m-ECD:  Exhibit of Patterns Encountered and Pitfalls to be Avoided.
Society of Nuclear Medicine 46th Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, June, 1999
1999
  

Honorable Mention Scientific Computer Exhibit
Barron BJ, Lamki L, Kim E, Mullani N, Mitchell T, Chin H.:  Patterns and Pitfalls of PET Imaging of Lung Cancer:  A Pictorial Essay.  Society of Nuclear Medicine 46th Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, June, 1999

1999
   Introduction to Reserach Program, RSNA/AUR/ARRS
Michael L. Censullo, MD, MA
1999
   Third Place Award
Boridy IC, Kawashima A, Goldman SM, Sandler CM:  Unenhanced helical CT in patients with acute flank pain:  a comprehensive review.
American Society of Emergency Radiology Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, NV, March, 1999
1998
   Cum Laude
Kramer, LA, Gupta, RG, Hatfield, GA, Wheless, J, Papanicolaou, A.    MRI in the Evaluation and Treatment of Epilepsy.  ASNR 36th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1998
1998
   Best Scientific Exhibit
Kawashima A, Sandler CM, Ernst RD, Takahashi N, Roubidoux MA, Goldman SM, Fishman EK, Dunnick, NR.  "Non-traumatic hemorrhage of the adrenal gland: Evaluation with CT, ultrasonographic, and MR imaging."   Society of Uroradiology Annual Meeting, June 27 -    July 2, 1998, Bermuda.
1998
   Third Place
Kawashima A, Sandler CM, Corriere JN, Goldman SM.  "Type IV urethral injuries: retrograde urethrographic findings in six cases." Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting, November 29 - December 4, 1998, Chicago, IL.
1998
   Certificate of Merit
Kawashima A, Fishman EK, Sandler CM, Ernst RD, Tamm E, Goldman SM, et al. "CT evaluation of renal vascular disease." Radiological Society of North America Annual Meeting, November 29 - December 4, 1998,  Chicago, IL. 
1997
   Third Place Award
Jing J, Harris Jr JH:  A typical traumatic Spondylolisthesis of the Axis Vertebra.   American Roentgen Ray Society 1997 Annual Meeting. Boston, MA.  May 4-9, 1997.
1997
  

Resident Trainee Award
Takahashi N, Kawashima A, Ernst RD, Boridy IC, Goldman SM, Sandler CM:  Unenhanced helical CT of ureterolithiasis:   Can CT predict the clinical outcome?  Presented athe 83rd Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.  Chicago, IL.  December 5, 1997.

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University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Radiology Residency Monthly Rotations
Subspecialty
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
4th Year
 
Gastrointestinal—Body CT
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Chest
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Emergency Room (Days)
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Ultrasound
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Neuroradiology
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Nuclear Medicine
1
1
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Pediatric Radiology
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Angiography
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2
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Emergency Room (Nights)
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Mammography
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Musculoskeletal—Body MR
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General (Saint Joseph Hospital)
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AFIP
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Electives
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Fundamentals Course:
At UT Houston we have developed a unique a six-month educational experience for our first year residents called the Fundamentals Course. For the first 6 months of training, first year residents are excused from clinical services on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. They have a dedicated classroom where they receive specific instruction in the basic principles of Radiology, including Physics and Radiation Protection. The residents receive basic training in GI, GU, Chest, US, CT, Neuroradiology, Pediatric Radiology, and Nuclear Medicine. The objective of this Fundamentals Course is threefold:
  First, we bring together diverse physicians with different educational backgrounds and get them all "on the same page" to review anatomy and to review basic radiologic concepts. For example, a resident may not rotate through ultrasound until the 12th block of his/her first year. This means that for the entire first year, any ultrasound images presented at daily conferences will be a mysterious blur to the resident who has yet to rotate through ultrasound. However, after his/her exposure to ultrasound through the Fundamentals Course, the resident will have some basis for understanding what is being said or shown during conference. This allows our didactic and noon conferences to be given at a higher educational level, aimed at the second, third and fourth year Radiology residents, because all of the basic information will have been addressed in the Fundamentals Course

The second objective of the Fundamentals Course is to present specific material that will make first year residents "call ready"  by January of their first year.  The residents attend the Fundamentals Course two days a week, from July through December.  The first week of January, the residents take a final exam where they must score a minimum of 70% in order to pass and be "call ready".

The third objective is to provide the resident with the necessary radiation safety and management training that surrounds the use of ionizing radiations in medical diagnosis and intervention.

   
Daily Teaching Conference:
Didactic Conference:  noon-1:00 p.m.   All residents attend lectures given by faculty using a two-year curriculum. This ensures that the most important concepts in each of the ten radiology subspecialties are presented to the residents twice during residency. All ten radiology subspecialties are represented:neuroradiology, GI radiology, GU radiology, thoracic radiology, mammography, nuclear medicine, pediatric radiology, vascular/Interventional radiology, musculoskeletal radiology (including Emergency Radiology) and ultrasound.
   
Subspecialty Conference: These are conferences attended by the residents according to the hospital and service where they are rotating. For instance, if a Resident is rotating on the musculoskeletal service at Hermann Hospital, they attend the monthly rheumatology conference.
   
Interesting Case Files:
All residents are required to contribute to the soft copy case library (a.k.a. Interesting Case Files or ICF) of the Department on an annual basis. Two case reports per year must be approved by faculty and be publication ready on the following schedule:

Fourth-year residents   Due before 15 January of 4th year
Third-year residents   Due before 15 February of 3rd year
Second-year residents   Due before 15 March of 2nd year
First-year residents   Due before 15 April of 1st year
The Power Point template and instructions can be downloaded from the password-protected Resident Forum section. To access the Forum pages, enter your UTHSC email user name and password in the box that will appear when you click on the above link. 
   
Resident Call:
 
Our residents take call commensurate with their level of training.There is no overnight call during the first 6 months of training (July through December)
   
Overnight Call
Rotation Blocks 1 - 7 Rotation Blocks 8-13
1st yr residents - /////////////////////// LBJ Overnight Call
2nd yr residents - LBJ Overnight Call Hermann Overnight Call
3rd yr residents - Hermann Overnight Call Specials Call Hermann/LBJ
4th yr residents - Specials Call Hermann/LBJ ///////////////////////////////////
   
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE & INFORMATION:
If you need additional information, please contact our Radiology Education Office at 713/500-7640, or fax 713/500-7647. You should speak with Ms. Christina Andrews , Mrs. Lea Roberts or Dr. Sandra Oldham, Program Director.
 
e-mail: Christina.Andrews@uth.tmc.edu
e-mail: Lea.L.Roberts@uth.tmc.edu
e-mail: Sandra.A.Oldham@uth.tmc.edu
   
UTHSC Radiology Residents  

    INFORMATION FOR UTHSC RADIOLOGY RESIDENTS:
     
Information regarding lectures, pager numbers, schedules, etc., can be found at:
https://oac22.hsc.uth.tmc.edu/radiology/info/index.html
     
This page is password protected. In order to access it, you will need to use your UTHSC
user name and password - the same user name and password used for your email account.
     
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