Program Overview

Introduction to the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program

The Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program at MUSC is situated within a Level 1 trauma center, the only hospital in South Carolina to receive the highest national recognition for trauma centers through the American College of Surgeons. It is also the only solid organ transplant center in the state. Notably, 95% of rotations are located downtown in the Charleston Medical District, including the University Medical Center.

Program Overview

MUSC Health is dedicated to delivering the highest quality patient care available, while training generations of competent, compassionate healthcare providers to serve the people of South Carolina and beyond. The program comprises over 1,600 beds and multiple outreach sites, including the MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital and the Pearl Tourville Women's Pavilion. This state-of-the-art building is transforming how care is delivered to children and women in the Lowcountry, featuring an advanced fetal care center with the largest NICU in South Carolina.

Recognitions and Rankings

• The program ranks nationally in 6 pediatric specialties by U.S. News and World Report.
• The Gynecology division is also recognized nationally by U.S. News and World Report.
• The Hollings Cancer Center is the only NCI-designated cancer center in South Carolina, ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a high-performing hospital for cancer care.
• It has been awarded with Magnet Recognition, an acknowledgment of quality patient care, nursing excellence, and innovations in professional nursing practice.

Associated Facilities and Programs

• The Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center serves more than 58,000 Veterans in 21 counties along the South Carolina and Georgia coastlines.
• Physics Education: RSNA/AAPM physics module completion is incorporated into rotations, with dedicated physics monthly RadExams assigned based upon the rotation schedule. Noon conference physics lectures are held throughout the two-year didactic curriculum.

Graduation Tracks

For residents who desire to enhance their professional development beyond residency, optional graduation tracks are available and must be declared to the Program Director by the end of the R2 year. These tracks include:

• Distinction in Education
• Distinction in Leadership
• Distinction in Imaging Informatics
• Distinction in Research
• Distinction in Quality Improvement

Opportunities to Teach

There are many opportunities for residents and fellows to teach more junior residents and medical students at MUSC, beginning within the first year. These opportunities include:

• Teaching first-year medical student anatomy imaging conferences
• Teaching rotating third- and fourth-year medical students CORE curriculum module lectures
• Teaching rotating medical student ultrasound labs
• Peer-to-peer call prep mini-lecture series prior to the start of R2 and R3 academic years
• Weekly R1 Bootcamp lectures taught by R4 residents during the first 6 months

Mentoring

The MUSC Radiology Residency Program seeks to recruit excellent residents and provide support and guidance so that individuals can have stimulating and productive careers. All residents are formally assigned both a faculty and peer mentor upon the start of their residency. Each resident confers with their faculty mentor at a minimum twice yearly to monitor resident progress and ensure professional/academic growth based on criteria set forth by the ACGME. The Program Director meets with each resident semiannually to review the progress of the resident and the effectiveness of the mentee-mentor relationship and to ensure that areas of concentration facilitate the mentee's successful career development.

Program Specific Sample Block Schedules

The program offers various schedules, including:

• DR Residency Program
• IR Integrated Program
• DR ESIR Program
• IR Independent Program