 The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences offers a four-year diagnostic
radiology residency that is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). One post-graduate preliminary
clinical year, required as a prerequisite for entry into the diagnostic
radiology residency, is automatically included with this program.
Internship
The clinical year includes rotations in Radiology, Internal Medicine,
Surgery, and Orthopedics, as well as the Emergency Room and Ambulatory Care
Clinic. In addition to general medicine, residents rotate through
Hematology/Oncology, Infectious Diseases, and Urology, Gastroenterology, and
Pulmonary services. Several rotations are at large private hospitals in
Little Rock, affording the intern an opportunity to function in a private
practice environment.
Residency
The diagnostic radiology program is designed to provide a sound basis in all
aspects of diagnostic imaging. Residents interpret films and perform
procedures under faculty supervision, but gradually assume more and more
responsibility as they progress through the training program. During
the 4-year training period, residents rotate through the following
subspecialty areas:
- Body computed tomography (CT)
- Breast imaging
- Gastrointestinal radiology
- Genitourinary radiology
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Musculoskeletal radiology
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- Neuroradiology
- Pediatric radiology
- Radionuclide imaging
- Thoracic radiology
- Ultrasound
- Vascular/interventional radiology
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 The resident’s time is shared among three hospitals with a total of 1,200
beds. All medical, surgical, and psychiatric sub-specialties are
represented. In addition to busy emergency departments with a large
volume of trauma, there are also extensive out-patient services.
Approximately 210,000 diagnostic exams are performed in the three hospitals
annually, including approximately 6,000 nuclear medicine procedures, 33,000
CT examinations, at least 16,000 ultrasound examinations, and approximately
29,000 MRs. UAMS does more PET scans than any other facility in the
state of Arkansas, between 2,000 and 3,000 annually. Our residents are
directly involved with most of these procedures.
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