The Residency Director is responsible for coordinating the education of 30 diagnostic radiology residents. Diagnostic Radiology performed approximately 220,000 procedures for the year ending June 1999. The Department of Radiology follows the guidelines established by the hospital for the performance of invasive procedures and administration of conscious sedation. The population served includes all age groups, from newborn to geriatrics. Percutaneous cholangiography and biliary drainage GI tube placement Excretory urography, cystography and retrograde urethrography.
All clinical faculty follow a rotating schedule to provide coverage.
All other coverage is provided on an on call basis. Radiology fellows and residents rotate through the various sections within the Department of Radiology. Three residents are on call in house to cover emergency room and inpatient imaging and supplement faculty coverage. Qualified medical physicists are employed by the Medical Center to supervise the equipment monitoring activities and periodically review the findings and adjust the program to assure it effectiveness. Personnel radiation monitoring is provided by the Department of Environmental Services.