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If you’re dedicated to helping the underserved and being an invaluable resource for your local community, get to know more about our Radiology Residency Program here at Valleywise Health, part of our collaboration with the Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance.
Our department of radiology is fully dedicated to resident growth and education. In line with our mission “to provide exceptional care without exception to every patient, every time”, our goal is to turn out excellent, compassionate radiologists who will not only succeed on a professional level but also continue on as future educators. The second decade of the training program promises to take radiology training in Arizona to the next level, with the merging of the Valleywise Health DR residency with that of a sister program at St. Joseph’s Hospital, under the Creighton College of Medicine Alliance
Residents rotate at Valleywise Health Medical Center and at Dignity Health which includes St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center and the Barrow Neurological Institute for the majority of their training, including some rotations at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital and the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center in Phoenix.
The radiology 4th-year student rotations at Valleywise Health (formerly Maricopa Medical Center), are 4 weeks in duration and they are offered throughout the academic year excluding December and June start dates. Residents and faculty will be closely teaching and supervising the student during the rotation.
If you are interested in applying to Radiology you need to apply through Clinician Nexus. Applications must be completed and approved by Radiology 90 days in advance.
Contact the program coordinator for date availability, especially after July, before you apply so she can help guide you through the process. Most rotations are assigned in the Spring and by October are typically filled for the entire academic year, but the program coordinator can confirm availability.
Rotations are 4 weeks in duration. Rotations available in July – November are reserved for Radiology applicant audition rotations. Rotations offered from January – April are offered to students entering other specialties who wish to learn more about imaging in general, specific procedures they may encounter and how to order and coordinate with the imaging team. We do not offer rotations in December and June so that we can ensure the optimum experience for the students with department and residency staffing and commitments.
A brief letter of interest is requested for each student so we can help build the rotation to their specific interest and experience. These help us tailor the student rotation appropriately.
All students including osteopaths must provide a copy of a USMLE STEP 1 passed on the first attempt and be in good standing with their school for consideration of their application. Any subsequent COMLEX or USMLE scores should also be attached if already completed by the time of application.
We allow up to three days of excused absences per rotation. If you know in advance that you will require more than three days away from the rotation such as during interviews, please contact the program in advance. We have little opportunity for students to make up additional missed time so need to plan accordingly in order to have the student complete the course successfully.
If a rotation is cancelled, we ask that the program coordinator be notified as soon as possible. We have limited rotation spots and want to maximize educational opportunities for all our students.
Faculty Course Director: Dr. Mary J. Connell
Maximum Student Capacity for each rotation: 3
Students will be introduced to diagnostic imaging techniques and procedures and to clinical decision making when utilizing radiology.
Your time will be split between services, spending a few days at a time on each service which will include: Body Imaging, Chest, Ultrasound, Neuroradiology, and Musculoskeletal Imaging. Time may also be spent in Interventional Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Fluoroscopy, Mammography and Pediatrics depending on availability and the student’s interests.
Faculty Course Director: Dr. Ankit Harish Shah
Maximum Student Capacity for each rotation: 2
Establish a foundation of understanding of how diagnostic imaging is used to guide minimally invasive procedures inpatient care.
While on rotation students will participate in the management of patients referred for minimally invasive treatments of a variety of conditions, including peripheral vascular disease, uterine fibroids, deep vein thrombosis, venous access, and cancer. Students will follow patients longitudinally while participating in the initial consultation for referred inpatients and outpatients; scrubbing in and observing the technical aspects of image.
Faculty Course Director: Dr. Poya Hedayati
Maximum Student Capacity for each rotation: 1
To learn basic principles behind Image acquisition and interpretation of x-ray, CT scan and MRI in neuroimaging.
1. Learn and describe the indications and contraindications for diagnostic imaging procedures in neurology and neurosurgery patients.
2. Learn and describe imaging appearances of the brain and spine in patients with traumatic injuries, infections, malignancy, congenital anomalies, inflammatory conditions, and hydrocephalus.
3. Learn and describe the basis behind interventional procedures of the brain and spine.
Medical students will follow and learn from current radiology residents and faculty. The rotation will take place in the newly remodeled MRI suites and the Radiology department on the first floor. Students will assist in procedures and attend daily readout sessions with staff and residents.
