The Diagnostic Radiology Residency is a four year program commencing at the PGY-2 level with the option of an included transitional year. Each year through the ERAS match program we welcome three new residents.
The principal objective of our program is to educate clinically oriented general diagnostic radiologists who are equally qualified to practice in an academic university or community setting. In addition, our faculty engender in the residents, the skills and enthusiasm required to maintain a lifelong commitment to continuing education in the field of radiology. Upon completion of the program our residents are being selected to outstanding fellowships throughout the country.
The Program Director and Program Coordinator are dedicated to enforcing the ACGME, ACR and ABR teaching requirements. This includes attending the National AUR conferences for maintaining updated and accurate information. A dedicated conference room with AV equipment and ample space for daily resident conferences is provided. A minimum of ten hours weekly is designated to these conferences. The conferences consist of a combination of didactic clinical lectures and presentations of case material. A full course in the physics of radiology and radiobiology is integrated into the conference schedule. Through the Gilbert Foundation educational funding is provided for weekly guest lectures, oral board reviews and various courses. As a result of our close proximity to Philadelphia, residents are encouraged to take advantage of the many city-wide conferences and lectures sponsored by the Philadelphia Roentgen Ray Society and other city-wide Radiology societies. The department maintains a PACS teaching files, ACR teaching files, a wide selection of CD-ROMs, videotape lectures and electronic teaching tools such as STATdx.
The department has a large collection of recalls used for oral and written board preparation. Outside rotations include AFIP and St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. The mammography rotation is done at our Voorhees facility which houses the South Jersey Regional Cancer Center under the supervision of a fellowship trained women’s imaging subspecialist.
The Department of Radiology at Cooper University Hospital has developed objectives to guide the residents through clinical rotations. Clinical rotations enable the resident to accumulate knowledge, develop technical skills and establish decision-making processes. These objectives are to be used as general guidelines with respect to the residents’ progression. The objectives are used as a relative measure of the residents’ progress.
The emphasis of the radiology residency curriculum is the acquisition of knowledge and skills utilizing a systembased approach including all of the subspecialties (e.g., neuroradiology, musculoskeletal, etc). This ensures that the six core competencies; patient care, medical knowledge, practice based learning, interpersonal skills, professionalism, and system based practice are attained.
The small program gives the residents ample opportunity for considerable hands-on experience, as well as an ideal faculty-to -resident ratio. The residents assume graduated clinical responsibility under the critical review and supervision of our professional staff. These are evaluated through monthly and semi-annual evaluations using the New Innovations Residency Program.
Commensurate with the resident’s increasing level of experience, individuals assume teaching responsibilities for house staff and medical students, as well as participate in research activities. Cooper University Hospital provides the residents with an opportunity to present posters during research week. Residents attend teaching conferences by the director of research, the hospital statistician, medical library staff and risk management. Our Medical Library houses over 4,000 online journals available to all residents, fellows and physicians. A one month research elective is required. During this time residents develop the necessary research skills to pursue academic endeavors such as publishing peer-reviewed articles. Funding is provided to present the accepted research projects at National Meetings.
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Director: Joshua D. Brody, D.O.
Contact: Maria Perez, Coordinator
Phone: 856-342-2383
Fax: 856-365-0472
E-mail: perez-maria@cooperhealth.edu
Address: Cooper University Hospital, Department of Radiology, One Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ 08103