The Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Diagnostic Radiology Residency program provides a wealth of clinical and academic experiences to our trainees. In all of our affiliated hospitals, we do more than 660,000 imaging exams and procedures each year which is more than double the minimum number required per resident for ACGME accreditation. These studies are performed in a unique combination of educational and patient care environments. On just our midtown campus alone we have a major children’s hospital, a university hospital, a cancer center, a major trauma hospital and a rehabilitation hospital. In addition, we also have the largest community hospital in Southeast Michigan. As a result, we are able to provide excellent training in radiology both as it is practiced in the community, as well as in large subspecialty environments.

Our primary educational objective is to provide our trainees with a four year comprehensive educational experience in all facets of diagnostic and procedural imaging. This includes in-depth exposure and training in all of the imaging subspecialties that constitute current radiologic practice. The program provides the residents exposure to an incredible wealth of clinical material in a supportive environment staffed by a large number of full time radiology faculty. We train our residents to be able to interact with their referring physicians and to function comfortably and competently in their future consultative role.

Although the primary focus of the training program is clinical radiology and our residents all actively participate in patient care, the training program is designed to offer extensive educational experiences and mentoring without the burden of overwhelming clinical pressures. In addition to daily teaching conferences at all of our hospitals, all of the residents are excused from their clinical responsibilities every Wednesday afternoon for our didactic curriculum presented by faculty on our main campus. The residents also participate in monthly journal club, CQI, and Chair’s conferences, as well as in our citywide radiology visiting professor program (8-10 / year). During the past year, we implemented a state-of-the-art teleconferencing system for making our teaching conferences available in real time at all of our affiliated hospitals. All of our 1st year residents attend weekly Brant & Helms study group and physics lectures by faculty. In addition, all of our residents attend the AIRP in Silver Spring during their second or third year.

A second important educational objective of our program is the development of an appreciation by our trainees for the radiologic literature and research. We strongly believe that experience in some aspect of radiological research is an essential part of a university based residency training in diagnostic radiology. For this reason, we require all of our residents to participate in clinical or basic research with faculty mentors. In addition to presenting their research at intradepartmental and regional meetings, we also strongly encourage our trainees to submit their research for presentation at national and international societies (for which we provide academic time and travel support), as well for publication in mainline journals.

Our ultimate objective for our radiology trainees is for them to be become top notch radiologists who will be successful in either an academic or private practice career. The goal is to have each resident superbly trained in general radiology as well as all of the appropriate radiology subspecialties. The objective is also to ensure that the trainees are able to interact appropriately with referring physicians, patients and family and for them to understand that they need to also play a significant role in triaging which imaging examinations are performed and in appropriateness assessment.

The Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Diagnostic Radiology Residency program has been training exemplary residents to be well qualified radiologists for over thirty years. We recruit residents from around the country and around the globe, as well as from our hometown affiliate institution, Wayne State University. Detroit is a vibrant community steeped in and enriched by cultural diversity. In the spirit of our city, our applicants and alumni reflect this diversity in nationality, cultural heritages, and life experiences.

We have a strong track record with the board exams. Nearly all of our residents choose to pursue fellowship training upon graduation, and our graduates have attended some of the top subspecialty fellowships in the nation. We also have our own outstanding accredited fellowship programs in Pediatric Radiology, Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology.

The residents in our program take full advantage of the diverse patient care and educational environments of the hospitals of the Detroit Medical Center, as well as the academic resources available through the Wayne State University School of Medicine. The primary downtown teaching hospital is Harper Hospital, a recognized center of excellence for Neurosciences, Oncology and Cardiology. The residents learn pediatric radiology under the mentorship of 11 fellowship trained pediatric radiologists at the Children's Hospital of Michigan, a world-class free-standing children’s hospital. At Detroit Receiving Hospital the residents receive in-depth experience in all aspects of emergency radiology. At Hutzel Hospital and the Michigan Orthopedic and Surgical Hospital (MIOSH), the primary emphasis is on Orthopedic and Obstetric imaging. At Sinai-Grace Hospital, one of the largest community hospitals in the state of Michigan, our residents are exposed to all aspects of general radiology. Mammography training is provided both at Sinai-Grace Hospital and at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital. The residents also cover the VA Hospital, where they focus primarily on body CT and MRI.

The radiology department is one of the largest in the country, performing over 660,000 imaging procedures per year, with more than 65 faculty members. In addition to the residency program, there is an active medical student education program, as well as accredited fellowships in Neuroradiology, Interventional Radiology, and Pediatric Radiology

11/1/10 – 10/31/11 Diagnostic Radiology Procedures
	Adult	Pediatric
CT	93341	4655
DX	147480	17376
ED	134728	35403
FL	6423	2045
MAMM	19272	-
MR	31500	8871
NM	15554	1134
OR	8785	-
ORTHO	12323	7687
PET	686	2676
SP	20353	2967
US	66640	12281
Total:	557085	95095

We are in the transition period between curricula and board exam formats. Once our current third and fourth year residents have successfully completed their oral board examinations and have graduated, all of our residents will be in the new curriculum cycle and ABR Core and Certifying examinations. As a result, the planning for senior electives in the new curriculum format are still being evaluated.

Our residents have 13 4-week block rotations during each academic year. The table below is a rough guide as some of our rotations combine multiple areas. Our 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year residents are assigned call during the clinical rotations (with pre and post call time off). Each of our residents is allowed 15 days vacation per year and 15 academic days off during their 4 years.

Subject Area	Blocks Years 1-3 (39)	Blocks in Year 4 (13)
Breast Imaging	2	1
Chest Imaging	3
Emergency / General Radiology	5
Body CT & MRI	3	1
GI Imaging	3
GU Imaging	3
Interventional Radiology	3	1
Musculoskeletal (incl. CT & MRI)	3
Neuroradiology	3	1
Nuclear Medicine (incl. PET/CT)	3	1
Pathology / AIRP	1
Pediatric Imaging	3	1
Research	1
Ultrasound Imaging	3	1
Electives		6

The table below shows the intradepartmental conferences/lectures that will occur in a typical month

Conferences, lectures, etc. (Intradepartmental)	Frequency / Time
Chair's Conference	M,T,Th,F 12:30-1:30p.m.
Didactic Lectures	Wed 2:30-5:00 p.m.
Physics	Wed 2:30-4 p.m.
Neuroradiology	Thursday 3:00-5:00 p.m.
MRI	Tu, Th
Pediatrics	M – Fri
Gastrointestinal Radiology	M - Fri
Chest	M- Fri
Neuro-oncology	Weekly
Clinical Radiological Pathological Correlation	Monthly
Journal Club	Monthly
Continuous Quality Improvement(CQI) Conference	Monthly

The program provide the residents with the following educational experiences:

	Frequency
Visiting Professors Program	9/yr
Journal Club	6/yr
Other Educational Experiences (Specify)
CQI	1/mo
Brant and Helms Reading Group	1/mo x 6 mo

List of regional and national meetings that residents have attended in the last twelve months:

1. American Roentgen Ray Society Meeting
2. Radiological Society of North America Meeting
3. Association of University Radiologists Meeting
4. SCAR (Society for Comprehensive Applications in Radiology)
5. Michigan Radiological Society

Info:
Duration: 4 yrs
Accredited Positions: 44


Contact:
Program Director: J. Michael Zerin, M.D.
Email: mzerin@med.wayne.edu

For more information or to request an application, please call (313) 745-3430.

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To see the database information on this and other accredited GME programs, please visit the Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database Access (FREIDA), compiled and available through the American Medical Association website.

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