Balboa PCCM

RADIOLOGY

  • Rotation Director:    TBD 
  • Rotation Location:  NMCSD 
  • Rotation Duration:   One 4-week block           
  • Trainees/month:       One

Educational Purpose and Rotation Description:

The UCSD Radiology rotation will provide the pulmonary/critical care fellow an intense learning experience in radiographic imaging of the chest. The fellow will read and dictate chest radiograph results under the direction of an attending radiologist. Studies from adult male and female patients with a wide variety of lung disease including infectious, neoplastic, immunologic, inflammatory, and congenital will be reviewed.

Rotation Objectives:

  • Acquire knowledge of:
    • Normal chest anatomy 
    • Imaging modalities to include chest radiography, fluoroscopy, CT, MRI, and nuclear medicine scans
    • Principles of radiographic interpretation
    • Common and unusual patterns of pulmonary disease
  • Establish competence in pulmonary techniques and procedures:
    • Interpretation of chest imaging studies 
  • Gain experience in:
    • Reading and reporting the results of chest imaging studies
    • Communicating radiographic results to other physicians
    • Developing a differential diagnosis of pulmonary diseases based on radiographic pattern identification
    • Correlating imaging studies with clinical signs and symptoms

Learning Venues and Teaching Methods:

Direct Patient Care:

  • NMCSD Radiology Department
  • NMCSD Pulmonary Clinic

Suggested Reading:

  1. Chest Radiology, Edited by Collins and Stern, Publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
  2. High-Resolution CT of the Lung, Edited by Webb, Muller, and Naidich, Publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
  3. Radiology Teaching File
  4. Radiology Video File
  5. Fraser and Pare, Diagnosis of Diseases of the Chest

Evaluation:

The trainee will receive a written evaluation at the end of their rotation based on cognitive, patient management, procedural and humanistic skills.  This evaluation, including areas for improvement, will be discussed personally with the trainee at the end of the rotation and then forwarded to the Program Director in the trainee’s permanent file.