The program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education. There are 16 residents and 17 faculty members. There are no fellows which ensures excellent experience especially in the field of interventional radiology.

The Radiology Department performs approximately 125,800 exams per year using state of the art equipment. Currently, there are three helical CT scanners, two 1.5T MRI scanners, state of the art ultrasound, digital fluoroscopy, digital angiography and PET functional imaging.

Resources for resident instruction include the Hospital's 10,000 case teaching file and the teaching file of the American College of Radiology.

Conferences

The formal teaching curriculum is based on daily 7:30AM and 12 Noon conferences prepared and delivered by faculty. Grand Rounds presentations by residents are held monthly.
Formal physics lectures given by our department physicist are held twice weekly from October to May.

Twice each academic year (generally in October and March), the department conducts the Medical Student Elective. This is a two week, intensive radiology course given to the first year Radiology Residents and fourth year medical students.

To Apply

Applications for the Radiology Residency Training Program are received thru ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service). ERAS is the service which transmits applications and required supporting documentation to the Program Coordinator & Program Director over the internet. Applicants should contact their medical school or the ERAS web site at www.aamc.org/eras for further information.

Information For International Medical Graduates

-- International Medical Graduates are accepted into the program
-- A minimum of one year of US clinical experience is required in order for IMG students to be considered for our program
-- We sponsor the J1 Visa only

About Rochester General Hospital
Rochester General Hospital is a 528 bed tertiary care center affiliated with the University of Rochester. The Hospital has active medical and surgical services including the largest Cardiothoracic service in the region.

This information is reposted with thanks to Rochester General Hospital.