Graduation requirements

May not be fully up-to-date - always check with ACGME directly!!!  

Last updated/paraphrased from ACGME:
https://www.acgme.org/Specialties/Radiology/Program-Requirements-and-FAQs-and-Applications

If any questions/concerns, please ask Program Director.

Requirements*

*Please notify Chiefs if these requirements are not yet satisfied by R3 year,
so your schedule may be adjusted accordingly in R4 year.

For any "hours/weeks required" = Significant days off during the rotation, may require you to "make up" those weeks in later years!

Prelim year

• "During the prerequisite year, elective rotations in diagnostic radiology or interventional radiology must only occur in radiology departments with a diagnostic radiology or interventional radiology residency program that satisfies the requirements in III.A.2., and must NOT exceed a combined total of two months"

Overall/Miscellaneous

• IV.C.4.b) The duration of education in a single practice domain or in research must not exceed 16 months. 

• ACGME minimum #numbers of studies read: https://www.acgme.org/Portals/0/PFAssets/ProgramResources/DR_Case_Log_Categories.pdf

  • Check your #s here (same site to enter your IR procedures): https://apps.acgme.org/ADS/CaseLogs/Default/Landing 

• Maximum "Time  Off", and still qualify for ABR Initial Certification
  (the below is copied & pasted directly from ABR site, link here):

  • "Beginning with the 2021-2022 academic year, residents will be considered eligible for Initial Certification without an extension of training with “Time Off” that does not exceed an average of eight weeks (40 workdays) per academic year over the duration of the residency.... "

  • The following are considered "Time Off":

    • • Vacation

      • Bereavement leave

      • Interview days away from the institution

      • Parental leave

      • Caregiver leave

      • Medical leave (sick time)

      • Other leave as determined by the PD

  • If any questions, please refer to ABR website (link above), and/or consult with the Program Director (Dr. Kamath).

Mammography

• https://www.fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/MammographyQualityStandardsActandProgram/FacilityCertificationandInspection/ucm607885.htm

  • Have interpreted 240 mammographic examinations under direct supervision within any 6-month period during the last two years of the medical residency. (That is, for newly graduating medical residents, the interpretation of the 240 exams may be during any 6-month period during the last 2 years of the residency program, as opposed to the last six months of the residency program, as was previously required.)

    • To view your numbers, use these instructions: Click here to go to Mammo rotation > Ikonopedia instructions 

  • Have completed 12 weeks (3 months) of formal training (study periods count) in the interpretation of mammograms and in topics related to mammography (including instruction in radiation physics specific to mammography, radiation effects, and radiation protection).

  • Have completed a minimum of 60 category I hours of documented medical education in mammography (including instruction in the interpretation of mammograms, basic breast anatomy, pathology, physiology, technical aspects of mammography, and quality assurance and quality control in mammography), with at least 15 of the category I hours having been acquired within the 3 years immediately prior to the date that the physician qualified as an interpreting physician.

Vascular / IR

• • 25 Biopsies and drainages during residency

    • Which CPT codes count? Click link here

  • Remember to log this directly on the ACGME website!  (Tip: Save a personal log in case this gets lost/erased for any reason)

    • ACGME case log / procedures enter here: https://apps.acgme.org/ADS/CaseLogs/Default/Landing 

Nuclear Medicine/PET

• • 700 hours of training under an authorized user -- this is the equivalent of 16 weeks of Nucs/PET total across R1-R4 years. (study periods count)

  • ABR Part A and Part B form, click here for pdf form (to read about the ACGME requirement, click here).

    • • Part A -- to get this signed by Dr. Nasrin Ghesani, you FIRST need to get 3 forms signed by Raj, click below for links (Rajnikant Agravat, West Nuclear Medicine  supervisor)

        • To complete below 3 forms, email Raj your chosen day from Mon-Fri, and arrive earlier at West to meet him (around 7:15/7:30am).

          • Part A - 1 RESIDENT IMAGING AND PROCESSING training

          • Part A - 2 RESIDENT Lab training NM

          • Part A - 3 RESIDENT QC Training

      • Part B -- 3 high-dose and 3 low-dose thyroid administrations, signed by whoever did thyroid administrations with you (Dr. Ongseng or Dr. Goldfarb)

  • 30 PET/CT during residency

Ultrasound

• • 75 hands-on scanning cases, documented with Program Director

  • "...experience the basic aspects of ultrasound such as ultrasound physics, knobology, image generation, and interpretation. Examples of the types of routine ultrasound examinations that could provide these experiences include, but are not limited to, abdominal ultrasound, obstetrical/gynecological ultrasound, pediatric ultrasound, musculoskeletal ultrasound, vascular ultrasound, and breast ultrasound. Ultrasound-guided interventional procedures are also acceptable."

(1) Scholarly Project

• • Must have Scholarly Activity (see Milestone requirement at this link)
    
    

(1)  QI presentation/project

• • Must do Quality Improvement (at least 1 internal QI presentation for the duration of R1-R4 years).

Mt. Sinai-specific requirement 

• At least 6 weeks of Pediatric radiology (without significant time off), as agreed per MSW Program Director & Pediatric Radiology department

ABR Core exam

• "Starting with the medical residency graduating classes of 2014, the American Board of Radiology (ABR) requires each resident to demonstrate proficiency across all of diagnostic radiology by completing a Comprehensive Core Examination after 36 months of residency training. This examination will be followed by a Final Certifying Examination administered 15 months after the resident graduates from the medical residency program. Graduates will no longer have the opportunity to become board certified by the ABR during the medical residency."