Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program
 Overview of Program |
The Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program at The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) is a program that offers all of its positions through the National Residency Matching Program. All positions are listed as advanced (S) in the NRMP Directory. We currently have 33 residents in training. Further information about our application process is located here. Financial support is provided by the UI Hospitals and Clinics and the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center (VAMC). Resident education and supervision is the responsibility of the UI Hospitals and Clinics. |
 Bruno Policeni, MD Clinical Assistant Professor Associate Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program |
Additional resident teaching is gained through rotations through the VAMC. Residents at The University of Iowa do NOT rotate through any outside agencies, clinics, or hospitals other than the UIHC and VAMC.
The primary objectives of the radiology residency program at UIHC are to:
Expose residents to all aspects of diagnostic imaging and interventional techniques by means of focused subspecialty training and extensive hands-on experiences.
- Provide formal instruction in radiation biology, radiologic physics, and nuclear medicine physics.
- Provide sufficient research opportunities that will enable residents to develop and complete a research project of their own design.
The residency program is structured so that residents assume progressive responsibilities throughout their training. For the successful completion of their residency, residents must exhibit competence in image interpretation and performance of basic radiologic procedures. It is expected that all residents will become board-certified at the completion of their training.
The organization of resident education is structured in three major components. The Department of Diagnostic Radiology offers a comprehensive, well-rounded curriculum covering material that historically has produced well-trained, board-certified radiologists. Resident training is accomplished through both formal and informal methods. First, residents receive a significant amount of informal training that takes place daily during the staffing of radiologic studies. The on-line reading structure of radiologic examinations has created an excellent informal teaching environment for all residents. Because of the need for timely staffing, faculty members are required to be physically present within the reading room with the residents during the work day. This arrangement offers continual resident-faculty interaction and has resulted in a significant increase in the amount of informal teaching that takes place daily. Furthermore, the abundant clinical conferences that occur create another excellent informal teaching opportunity.
The Department of Radiology consists of 33 faculty members in Diagnostic Radiology and five faculty members in Nuclear Medicine. The Department employs 75 radiographers and has 40 radiologic technology students. The departmental complement of house staff totals 33 residents in diagnostic radiology.