Imaging education at Geisel is integrated throughout the 4-year curriculum. The imaging curriculum addresses imaging modality techniques, methods, strengths/weaknesses, risks, indications, and proper communications to enable students to effectively use imaging in the care of their patients. Students will learn to identify high-quality resources to support appropriate test selection. Students should learn basic interpretation skills for commonly encountered, urgent findings. The required and optional components of each phase are outlined below.
Phase 1 Pre-Clinical
Imaging Longitudinal Curriculum
Imaging is one of the major Longitudinal Curricula woven throughout the Phase 1 systems based courses and embedded within several of the required Phase 2 clerkships. Imaging content is also included in the Phase 3 capstone course. Imaging learning objectives are approved by the Medical Education Committee and taught and facilitated by board-certified radiologists. Most courses include education on normal imaging anatomy, imaging techniques, algorithms, risks & benefits, and the pathophysiology of imaging findings in common patterns of disease.
Faculty Director: Nancy J McNulty MD
Fall and Winter Enrichment Electives
Faculty leader: Petra Lewis, MD
Up to 8 students per session
This elective includes:
- Introductory session
- 4 half days shadowing in the student's choice of subspecialty areas
- Fun, interactive 'pop quiz' at the end (not graded!)
Phase 2 Clinical Clerkships
Imaging Longitudinal Curriculum
Aquifer Radiology Cases are required on several clerkships. These cases are interactive, specific to individual clerkships, and address imaging objectives including imaging algorithms, risks & benefits, communications, and screening. Imaging rounds is an interactive session that occurs during the surgery clerkship which is led by a radiologist and addresses communications, imaging algorithms and image interpretation strategies.
In addition, imaging exams, interpretation, principles of imaging and test selection, and communications between clinicians and radiologists are woven into the didactics within each required clerkship.
Electives
All radiology electives (below) are available for phase 2 students after completion of their first clerkship.
