Clerkship Director: Bryan Wolf, M.D.

Introduction for current Medical Students

Welcome to Diagnostic Radiology's educational program for OHSU Medical Students. This site is designed to prepare you with the basics about radiology and will help you understand the role of radiology in medicine for your future career, whether you plan on specializing in radiology or not. By the end of this rotation you should have been introduced to some of the basics of the four core areas of radiology (body, chest, musculoskeletal and neurologic imaging).  More importantly, you should begin to understand the value radiology can bring to your future clinical practice and the tools the radiologist has at their disposal to narrow and define your own differentials.

There is a list below of areas of study to reference throughout the rotation. These follow the organization pattern of Learning Radiology, third edition; a copy of this text will be loaned to you for the duration of the rotation.  In addition to the linked reading guide, complementary articles are listed to augment the introductory text for the interested learner.  Due to unpredictable clinical demands of the volunteer resident, fellow and attending lecturers, lecture material will not follow the textbook curriculum.

There is no formalized test at the conclusion of the rotation.  You will be assessed throughout the rotation by the residents, fellows and faculty you observe and necessary feedback will be relayed to the clerkship director.  Attendance is mandatory where described, is personally tracked and will comprise a large component of your pass/fail grade.  There is a large component of self-directed learning on this rotation.  This should be utilized to extend reading room observation, complete reading assignments, and study areas of interest in radiology outside of the scope of the basic curriculum.  If there is student interest in areas of radiology outside of the core curriculum, contact the clerkship director to look into individualized rotations during this time period.

Links are provided to a list of interdisciplinary conferences, suggested reading list for Learning Radiology, a blank attendance form for reference when needed and some helpful links for more information about Radiology in general.

A message to radiology visiting students.

Areas of Study for this course: Chest Imaging | Body Imaging | Musculoskeletal Imaging | Neuroradiology
Pediatric Radiology | Women's Imaging | Emergency Radiology | Nuclear Medicine | Ultrasound | Contrast, Radiation and Physics

Course Documents: Expectations | Multi-Disciplinary and Teaching Conferences for Radiology | Goals & Objectives | Assigned Textbook reading |  Medical Student Attendance Sheet

Radiology Sites: American Board of Radiology | American College of Radiology

Radiology Journals: Radiographics | American Journal of Roentgenology | Radiology