Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging in the University of Alberta is based at the University of Alberta Hospital and the Stollery Children's Hospital. All major hospitals in the region are involved: the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Grey Nuns Hospital, Sturgeon General Hospital, Misericordia Hospital and the Cross Cancer Institute.

Edmonton is home to active clinical programs in all fields of medicine including quaternary care facilities offering organ transplantation and complex neonatal heart surgery. The Capital Health region is in the process of introducing a fully integrated PACS-RIS digital imaging environment and modalities including 64- slice CT scanners, PET-CT, functional MRI and facilities for advanced radiological interventional procedures. The large catchment area results in a broad range of clinical experience for Staff and Residents.
The department offers world-class residency training programs in Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine. Residents join a program that is well established, highly successful and which offers a highly stimulating but welcoming environment. Fellowship programs are offered in some specialties in Diagnostic Radiology.

Nuclear Medicine Residency Program

Curriculum:
The goal of the Nuclear Medicine training program is to produce Nuclear Medicine physicians who are well trained in all aspects of Nuclear Medicine, satisfy current standards of good clinical practice, and meet the requirements of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Our residents get a well-rounded training which includes all facets of current nuclear medicine practice. The experience extends from basic science to highly specialized clinical imaging procedures. The resident is exposed to a full spectrum of practice from community-based “bread and butter” outpatient studies to esoteric, rarely performed studies which can only be performed in a tertiary care institution. The Edmonton Radiopharmaceutical Center provides solid training in tracer preparation and QC. The University of Alberta Hospital provides a large breadth of exposure to tertiary care studies, which includes cardiac and transplant studies. The Stollery Children’s Hospital provides a wide exposure to pediatric nuclear medicine studies, including diagnostic and therapeutic studies related to pediatric oncology. Residents have direct access to case material from Medical Imaging Consultants, which has one of the largest outpatient nuclear medicine practices in North America . The Cross Cancer Institute provides a solid experience in all aspects of oncologic nuclear medicine, with very strong training in therapy for malignant disease. PET training is an integral part of our program, currently obtained at the Cross Cancer Institute. Soon, PET/PET-CT training will also be available at the University of Alberta Hospital. SPECT/CT experience will also be available soon at the Royal Alexandra Hospital . The wide range of equipment available to our program is typically state of the art.