| The Department of Radiology maintains a strong commitment to education
fostered by such luminary radiologists as Dr. Benjamin Felson and Dr. Jerome
Wiot, and carried on by the current faculty. Radiology education for
medical students is a key component of this mission. Radiology plays a
central and integral role in the care of almost all patients in the medical
system. All physicians are involved with or exposed to radiology as
part of their daily practice. One of the major goals of medical
student education is to expose students to this exciting profession in the
hope that many will consider it as a career option. For those students
who choose to practice in other fields, knowledge of radiology remains
critical to best utilize imaging resources for their patient's benefit.
These facts form the basis for our medical student curriculum.
First year students at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
(UCCOM) are exposed to diagnostic imaging in a piecemeal fashion, with
aspects of radiology included, as relevant, in the basic science curriculum.
In addition, faculty from the Department of Radiology provide a series of
basic lectures on imaging in general and radiologic anatomy to the 1st year
students.
A two-week clerkship in Radiology is required of all 3rd year students at
the UCCOM.
We are one of the few medical schools in the country where this is a
requirement and not an elective. This reflects the College's
understanding that radiology has become such a fundamental part of medicine
that all students should have dedicated exposure to the field. In the
fourth-year of medical school, we offer 1-month elective clerkships for the
UCCOM students as well as visiting students from other institutions.
The Department of Radiology Education Committee (Dr. Jonathan Moulton,
Chair) is responsible for the medical student curriculum. The
committee includes physicians from most of the clinical radiology sections,
representatives from the radiology residency (including both Chief
Residents, and our administrative support staff). The committee meets
monthly to assess our educational programs and plan future curriculum
changes. The committee works closely with the Dean's office and
Clinical Biennium Curriculum Committee at the UCCOM. The committee is
constantly assessing the results of our clerkships and student feedback in
an effort to continually improve the medical student experience.
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