A teaching staff member supervises each subspecialty rotation. May. Their clinical duties are suspended for the day so they may attend these lectures. Nationally known speakers are invited to speak at the Pittsburgh Roentgen Society meetings. The residents attend the course in their third year of training. St. Francis Medical Center pays for tuition as well as housing.
Daily conferences are prepared and presented by the attending staff and residents.
A comprehensive course in radiologic physics is offered within the department of Diagnostic Radiology at St. Francis Medical Center. The course covers the areas of diagnostic radiologic physics, nuclear medicine, radiation biology and radiation protection. The course consists of didactic lectures, work sessions and problem solving sessions. The residents at all levels of training within the radiology program participate in the physics course. In addition, a yearly physics review course is offered prior to the written board examination in Diagnostic Radiology.