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Education

Medical Student Education

The UC Department of Radiology maintains a strong commitment to education fostered by such luminary radiologists as Benjamin Felson, MD, and Jerome Wiot, MD, 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 College of Medicine 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 UC Department of Radiology provide a series of basic lectures on imaging in general and radiologic anatomy to the first-year students.

A two-week clerkship in radiology is required of all third-year students at the College of Medicine. 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 one-month elective clerkships for UC College of Medicine students as well as visiting students from other institutions.

UC Department of Radiology Education Committee
The UC Department of Radiology Education Committee, chaired by Robert Wissman, MD and Dr. Jonathan Moulton is responsible for the medical student curriculum. 

The Education Committee includes physicians from most of the clinical radiology sections, representatives from the radiology residency (including the 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 College of Medicine dean's office and Clinical Biennium Curriculum Committee. The committee is constantly assessing the results of our clerkships and student feedback in an effort to continually improve the medical student experience.