Northwestern Radiology offers a four-year residency in diagnostic radiology that combines patient care, study, and research. The program encompasses all aspects of diagnostic and interventional radiology, including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), neuroradiology, nuclear medicine, pediatric imaging, vascular radiology, women’s imaging, and ultrasound.
Residents rotate at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Children’s Memorial Hospital, with the majority of the one-month rotations performed at the state-of-the-art NMH.
Learning and Research
Daily conferences by attendings, monthly guest lecturers, and the residents themselves, interdisciplinary conferences, clinical teaching at the PACS monitors, and teaching medical students are all part of the comprehensive learning experience offered by the Department of Radiology. In addition to the training in Northwestern’s Chicago campus, residents are also offered the opportunity to attend the American Institute for Radiologic Pathology in Silver Spring, Maryland during the third or fourth year of the program.
Ample opportunities exist to participate in research activities in the department as well.
Technology
All studies at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are read off of cutting-edge picture archiving and communication system (PACS) monitors. Simplified access to this archive of digital images in conjunction with an advanced radiology information system allow for the development of personal and departmental teaching file databases.
Residents are becoming more “wired” as communication within the department is increasingly facilitated by use of e-mail and a customized Web site where residents may check their e-mail, access curriculum materials and the orientation manual, view department call schedules and events, log procedures, add teaching file cases, and more.
Educational Resources
Residents have access to the Galter Health Sciences Library, conveniently located only two blocks from Northwestern Memorial Hospital. This library, affiliated with the Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine offers the full compliment of paper and electronic resources.
Department resources include a resident room complete with network-enabled computers, a resident library, a collection of the American College of Radiology syllabi, and the ACR teaching file on the department intranet are available for use.
Rotations
Call responsibilities vary among the participating hospitals. At NMH there is a two-week night float rotation, with both a junior and senior resident on call overnight in the emergency room and covering the hospital. Residents are evaluated monthly by the staff on their rotations and the residents evaluate the attending staff as well.
Relationships
Cooperation among the residents and between residents and staff is stressed, and a collegial atmosphere encouraged among all members of the department. A “Teacher of the Year” award is given out by the graduating senior residents at the end of the year dinner. The attendance at the yearly alumni reception held during the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference testifies to our success.
Beyond the Program
Residents have had no difficulty obtaining the fellowships of their choice and are well prepared for the American Board of Radiology examination upon completion of the program.
Our 2010 and 2011 graduates accepted the following positions:
- Attending Radiologist
National Navy Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland - Interventional Radiology Fellowship
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL - Body Imaging Fellowship
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL - Breast and Women's Imaging Fellowship
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL - Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellowship
University of California, San Diego , CA - Musculoskeletal Fellowship
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL - Neuroradiology Fellowship
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL - Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellowship
Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois - Interventional Radiology Fellowship
William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
Read about the application procedure.
Contact Us
Applications are only accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Service.
Department Chair
Eric Russell, MD
Program Director
Robert Ryu, MD
Associate Program Director
Achilles Karagianis, DO
Manager, Office of Education
Julia Clark Burks
JClark@nmff.org
Northwestern University
The Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Radiology
676 North St. Clair Street, Suite 800
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Phone: (312) 926-4068
Fax: (312) 695-5645
Resources
Educational training
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This site covers topics related to educational training at Northwestern, including a comprehensive list of GME services, links to McGaw facilities, academic and professional resources, local information, and Web-based communication tools for residents such as an event calendar and e-mail access.
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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