Diagnostic Radiology Rotations

These rotations provide training in mammography, vascular and interventional radiology, neuroradiology, nuclear medicine, diagnostic ultrasound, vascular ultrasound, gastrointestinal radiology, genitourinary radiology, chest radiology and skeletal radiology. Five months of clinical diagnostic radiology rotations are performed out of Brookwood Baptist Health’s teaching hospitals. Four months are at the Children’s Hospital of Alabama for pediatric radiology, and one more month is at the University of Alabama at Birmingham for cardiac radiology.

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There is an opportunity for 2 one month electives including one month at the American Institute for Radiologic Pathology (AIRP) Radiologic Pathology Correlation Course. Didactic courses in radiologic physics are offered at the University of Alabama at Birmingham as one or two-hour lectures over approximately eight weeks each year. Residents are required to take the American College of Radiology In-Training Examination each year.

Program Overview

The following summarizes the subspecialty training residents receive in the diagnostic radiology program. The subspecialties are those recognized by the American Board of Radiology:

Mammography: 3 Months
CV Radiology (UAB): 1 Month
Interventional Radiology: 6 Months
Neuroradiology: 6 Months

Pediatric Radiology (Children’s): 4 Months
Nuclear Medicine: 5 Months
Ultrasound: 3 Months
GI Radiology: 5 Months

GU Radiology: 4 Months
Chest Radiology: 4 Months
Skeletal Radiology: 5 Months
Airp: 1 Month
Elective: 1 Month

First Year

Assignments during the first year of radiology training include:

  • One month of inpatient fluoroscopy
  • One month of nuclear medicine
  • Five months of imaging rotations (computed tomography, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging)
  • Two months of chest radiology and plain films
  • One month of pediatric radiology
  • Two months of outpatient radiology.

Physics courses during the first and second years cover general radiation physics, radiation biology and the physics of computed tomography, ultrasound, digital imaging and magnetic resonance imaging. Physics of nuclear medicine including quality control and safety are included in the first two years.

Second Year

The second year assignments include:

  • Three months of angiography
  • One month of inpatient fluoroscopy
  • One month of nuclear medicine
  • Three months of imaging rotations (computed tomography, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging)
  • Two months of outpatient radiology
  • One month of breast imaging
  • One month of pediatric radiology
  • Three months of cardiovascular and interventional radiology

Physics courses during the first and second years cover general radiation physics, radiation biology and the physics of computed tomography, ultrasound, digital imaging and magnetic resonance imaging. Physics of nuclear medicine including quality control and safety are included in the first two years.

Third Year

During the third year, clinical assignments include:

  • Three months of cardiovascular and interventional radiology
  • One month of chest radiology
  • Two months of outpatient radiology
  • One month of pediatric radiology
  • Four months of imaging rotations (computed tomography, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging)
  • One month at the American Institute for Radiologic Pathology

Third year physics includes a general review of physics in preparation for the American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Core Examination.

Fourth Year

Fourth year rotations include:

  • Two months of cardiovascular and interventional radiology
  • Two months of nuclear medicine
  • Two months of imaging (computed tomography, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging)
  • One month of breast imaging
  • Two months of outpatient radiology
  • One month of cardiac radiology
  • One month of pediatric radiology
  • One month of elective time