Johns Hopkins Radiology Residency

Our program benefits from the clinical and research resources of a medical center consistently top-ranked as one of the best hospitals and one of the top NIH grant receiving medical schools in the country. Hopkins is a resident-focused clinical training program, where residents are actively involved in the program organization, from making their own schedule to having an equal vote in the resident selection process. The residents meet monthly with the chair, Dr. Jonathan Lewin, and have separate monthly meetings with the program directors to discuss the state of the program. Morning conference time from 7:30-9:00 am is completely protected and free of clinical responsibility. These include an organized combination of outstanding subspecialty lecture series and case conferences, designed with consideration of the ABR CORE exam requirements and delivered by world renowned faculty who are leaders in education. Each lecture is critiqued by a set of residents to ensure continuous quality improvement. Grand Rounds, department chair and program director lunches) are also protected time for residents. Residents have full access to an array of online educational resources (e.g. STATdx, RadPrimer). A residency program endowment allows for the addition of other educational resources that residents may request. At the core of the training program is an unparalleled exposure to a very large case volume of diverse disease processes. The benefit of a hospital like Hopkins is exposure to the latest surgical techniques and medical therapies; residents enter practice with advanced knowledge of how to image in these settings. Imaging is performed with state of the art scanners using the latest protocols based on the current literature. Residents are trained to become outstanding radiologists by learning how to produce high quality images and formulate diagnostic interpretations to guide the management of the most complex cases. Faculty work side-by-side throughout the day, providing excellent teaching and feedback at the workstation. The opportunity for independent interpretation is maintained on a night shift rotation; 3 residents cover 2 hospitals with attending backup from home. The department pays the full cost of residents' Maryland medical license, ACR membership dues, ABR board examination, DUKE review, AIRP (plus housing stipend), and a physics review course. Funding is also available for residents to attend conferences at which they present (i.e. RSNA), and for 4th year residents to receive hands-on training at a CME course. Each resident receives an iPad upon arrival in July of the 1st year. Other department-covered expenses include an annually recurring book fund; custom scrubs and lab coats (with cleaning service); meal vouchers for call; and subsidized parking and public transportation. Additionally, Hopkins GME covers comprehensive medical insurance for all house staff and dependents. Residents have their own resident lounge complete with a textbook library, computers, refrigerator, sofas and entertainment system. The department funds multiple social events throughout the year, including a welcome lunch at a local crab restaurant, an evening Oriole's game, a holiday party at the Baltimore Aquarium, a spring time athletic competition and quarterly resident dinners.