Diagnostic Radiology
KEY REQUIREMENTS/MUST-HAVES
 An osteopathic Program Director with an educational background who is
interested in academic medicine and research and capable of managing a
residency program.
 5 qualified Faculty members who are AOBR/AOA or ABMS Board Certified and
interested in academics in order to train residents in both classroom and clinical
environments
 Faculty to Resident ratio not to exceed 1:2
 Development of a didactic and clinical curriculum
 Program minimum Diagnostic Radiology caseload of 7000 exams/year/resident
 Subspecialty patient/disease scope and volume to support the education of
competent radiologists
 Program Director (PD) given ½ day per week to administer the Program with
access to dedicated time of a Program Coordinator
 Residents must all participate in the AOBR certification process
 Minimum of 5 hours/week formal educational activity
 Residency training must include education in research processes. Resident
must perform at least one research project, under faculty supervision, that is
suitable for publication
FAQs
 Does the Program Director have to be a DO?
o No. At the outset of a Program or at any point in the history of a Program
that an osteopathic PD is not available, the AOCR may recommend
waiver of this requirement to the AOA for up to 3 years with an annual
review by the AOCR of the Program’s progress toward acquiring an AOA
certified DO Program Director
 What are general expectations of the faculty?
o Classroom and clinical teaching
o Supervision of residents on rotations
o Review and sign report of each examination/procedure performed by
resident
o Evaluation of resident performance on each rotation
o Evaluation annually of the Program
o Participate in curriculum development and improvement
o Be available to the resident whenever the faculty has a supervisory
responsibility for that resident and patient care
 What are expectations of the faculty for classroom instruction?
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o Formal educational activity contained in the residency curriculum,
requiring faculty presentation or supervision, include, but are not limited to
lectures, journal club, multi-specialty conferences, tumor boards, film
conferences, or other media presentations
What are frequently required out-rotations at affiliated organizations?
o Common affiliations are established for:
 Pediatric Radiology
 Interventional Radiology
 Nuclear Radiology
 American Institute for Radiologic Pathology (AIRP) Course (1
month required)
How frequently is each faculty required to supervise or provide a formal
educational activity?
o Once per month on average
How are residents evaluated?
o This starts with the curriculum which must be designed to produce a
progressive increase in depth and breadth of a resident’s knowledge of
Diagnostic Radiology
o Progressive complexity of formal didactic and clinical performance
expectations must be present
o Resident evaluations are written by the supervising faculty at the end of
each monthly or 4-week rotation which must be designed to evaluate the
new knowledge expectations of the rotation at each level (year) and each
subspecialty rotation
o These monthly evaluations are formative evaluations
o The Program Director must perform a quarterly summative evaluation and
discuss the residents progress with the resident.
o An Annual summative evaluation and Final Program evaluation are also
performed.