The strengths of our Radiology Residencies include extensive learning time, a thorough curriculum and a focus on feedback, all provided in a resident-centered environment.

We dedicate over two and a half hours per day to protected learning time, offering a mix of case-based and didactic instruction. A blend of in-person and remote teaching allows residents at all sites to learn from faculty and guest lecturers in all specialty areas.

Our lecture series features an extensive and transparent teaching curriculum that is updated continuously. Special lecture series on imaging physics, research methodology, quality improvement and healthcare economics help round out a training program designed to train our radiologists to become expert physicians and future leaders.

Feedback is the cornerstone of our educational program. Residents receive one-on-one feedback from individual faculty members, end-of-rotation summaries and semiannual assessments, which incorporate all aspects of resident performance and engagement. We acknowledge that feedback is a two-way street, and we constantly seek resident input to improve our program.

Our collegial environment fosters learning by encouraging residents to ask questions, share knowledge and mentor both junior residents and medical students. We emphasize work-life balance and wellness, and strongly believe that collaboration and teamwork are vital to a welcoming and amiable work environment. Residents also develop strong relationships with faculty members, who care deeply about the residents' personal and professional growth.

Our program emphasizes extensive hands-on teaching at the workstation to prepare residents for real-life practice. During their training, residents are given progressive responsibility in the reading room in preparation for on-call and real-world experience. We emphasize an apprentice-style model of resident learning, with extensive faculty teaching and direct resident engagement during the review of cases. A structured fourth-year program allows residents to participate in mini-fellowships or research electives, giving residents the opportunity to pursue learning interests and shape their own education.

Our extensive teaching curriculum features three daily lecture slots, a mix of didactic and case-based conferences, and ample time allocated for board study and review. We offer a week-long MRI physics course, special sessions on healthcare economics, focused education in quality improvement and a Rad-Path correlation series. Our program strongly emphasizes the resident experience and gives residents the influence to implement significant changes in the training program and clinical environment.
 

Interventional Radiology (IR) residents have full access to a wide range of diagnostic and procedural training opportunities, with an emphasis on the development of outstanding critical-thinking skills and procedural expertise. Montefiore Einstein is home to a large liver, kidney and cardiac transplant program; an extensive oncology program with a clinical and research focus; and a dedicated children’s hospital. 
 

In the first three years of training, diagnostic imaging is the primary focus, along with opportunities to engage in hands-on procedural training, specialty conferences and IR team meetings. In year four, residents focus on developing procedural competency through numerous dedicated IR, specialty and clinical rotations. They also participate in IR clinic and interdisciplinary conferences. Year five is dedicated to IR rotations, and residents also lead in the angio suite, where they focus on the full range of image-guided procedures under the supervision of our seven full-time faculty members.
 

Diagnostic Radiology residents share VIR call with the DR-IR and ESIR residents. Our first and fourth-year residents share a buddy-call system to allow for transition to independent call and backup. VIR call is taken as overnight/weekend pager call, from home. All on-call VIR procedures are performed under the direct supervision of a VIR attending radiologist.
 

Integrated Interventional residents have the opportunity to participate in IR-focused research throughout their training. They maintain an active connection to the IR service during the diagnostic portion of their training, and participate in interdisciplinary and IR teaching conferences.