Graduate Medical Education - Resident Programs | Medical Students

B. Responsibilities: The program director shall be responsible for
providing a complete training program in diagnostic radiology. The director is responsible for registering all residents with the secretaries of the A.O.C.R. and A.O.A. Office of Education. Also, the program director shall inform the secretaries of the A.O.B.R., A.O.C.R. and the A.O.A. Office of Education of the successful completion of each resident's training.

Annual reports on the progress of each resident are submitted to the A.O.A. and the A.O.C.R..

The program director will assure that the residents required papers are of an acceptable nature. It is the director's responsibility that the resident's logs and other records are maintained and up-to-date.

II. Staff Physicians

A. Qualifications: All radiologists approved for staff privileges at Botsford General Hospital are eligible as faculty for training radiology residents. Participation and designation is determined by the program director.

Qualifications of physicians other than members of the staff at Botsford General Hospital are determined by the program director. This refers to those are as not available at Botsford General Hospital but are necessary for complete training of the radiology resident.

B. Responsibilities: Each member of the department is responsible in assisting each resident to meet the goals outlined by the A.O.C.R..

General Information

I. Program Application

Acceptance into the radiology program is through the A.O.A. coordinated internship and residency match. Fourth year osteopathic medical students apply for a traditional internship coordinated with a radiology residency (The application is available online at http://www.botsfordsystem.org/meded/app.htm). Three letters of recommendation are required with the application. Applications are reviewed and promising candidates are granted an interview with the program director, Chairman of the Department of Radiology, Director of Medical Education and Department of Radiology staff and residents. Favorable ranking from the institution is based upon the recommendations, transcripts and personal interviews. The Director of Medical Education and all members of the Radiology Department contribute to the process.

Following a successful "match", the internship must be completed in good standing before acceptance into the radiology residency.