Clinical Training

Radiologists

The medical campus, located on Duke’s beautiful undergraduate campus, includes Duke Hospital (a 1,000-bed tertiary and quaternary care hospital), Duke Central Tower (a 350-bed, 11-story bed tower addition), Duke Medicine Pavilion (a critical care and surgery expansion with 160 high acuity beds, 16 operating rooms, and the Duke Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Center), Duke Cancer Center, Duke Eye Center, Duke Children’s Hospital, and Duke Outpatient Clinics.

Duke Radiology is a highly specialized, full-service department, committed to providing outstanding care 24 hours a day utilizing state-of-the-art technology and subspecialty expertise.

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David Peterson

David Peterson, M.D.

CLASS OF 2021

"Duke Radiology is an amazing place to train. The teaching is excellent, including the one-on-one instruction that we get during readouts and the fantastic group lectures. Independent call is crucial to becoming a capable and confident radiologist. And the volume and diversity of cases we see at Duke ensures that anyone who trains here will be ready to thrive in any practice setting."

Robert Heider

Robert Heider, M.D.

Class of 2021

"I really like the graduated responsibility Duke offers, as we get more comfortable and confident in our training. Dr. Johnson is an excellent advocate for the residents and she is one of the best positives for the program."

James Tamas

James Tamas, M.D.

Class of 2021

"I like the unique combination of highly varied and challenging pathology, ample volume, and a rigorous teaching curriculum coupled with the fact that we maintain independent after-hours, night, and weekend call. I think it is essential for producing exceptional radiologists."

Marybeth Nedrud

Marybeth Nedrud, M.D., Ph.D.

Class of 2023

"I chose Duke for residency because I wanted to receive world class training in radiology and research, while working within a community that emphasizes personal health and growth. The learning environment at Duke challenges me to become a better physician on a daily basis, but also gives me the support I need to develop into a well-rounded person outside of the reading room."

CLINICAL ROTATIONS

Each year, residents rotate through thirteen clinical rotations. Please explore the table below and scroll to the right to see the full clinical curriculum.

Rotation

R1/PGY-2

R2/PGY-3

R3/PGY-4

R4/PGY-5

Fellowship/PGY-6

1

Body CT

Body CT

Body CT

Research/Clinical Elective

Fellowship

2

Breast

Breast

Breast

Research/Clinical Elective

Fellowship

3

Cardiothoracic/CVI

Cardiothoracic/CVI

Body MR

Research/Clinical Elective

Fellowship

4

Cardiothoracic/CVI

Cardiothoracic/CVI

Cardiothoracic/CVI

Research/Clinical Elective

Fellowship

5

GI (Fluoroscopy)

Nuclear Medicine/Night Float

GI (Fluoroscopy)

Research/Clinical Elective

Fellowship

6

MSK

MSK

MSK

Research/Clinical Elective

Fellowship

7

Neuroradiology/Procedures

Neuroradiology

Independent Call

Research/Clinical Elective

Fellowship

8

Neuroradiology

Neuroradiology

Neuroradiology

Research/Clinical Elective

Fellowship

9

Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear Medicine/Night Float

Nuclear Medicine

Research/Clinical Elective

Fellowship

10

Pediatric

Pediatric

Pediatric

Nuclear Medicine

Fellowship

11

Ultrasound

Ultrasound

VA (CT)

Independent Call

Fellowship

12

VIR

VIR

Research/Clinical Elective

Float

Fellowship

13

VA (Chest/MSK)

VA (Flouro/MSK MR)

VA (MR/US)

VA (Procedures)

Fellowship
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CALL SHIFTS

Duke Radiology prides itself in maintaining independent call when residents render high quality preliminary interpretations, significantly directing patient care and influencing outcomes without the supervision of an attending. We believe this is a unique strength of our program that allows our residents to mature into independent radiologists, ready to hit the ground running following graduation. Call shifts are structured so that residents have graduated responsibilities as they progress through residency, eventually becoming prepared and confident to take autonomous call.

Service Day

  • Hours: 7:30a -12:00p (either Saturday or Sunday)
  • Responsibilities:
    • Overnight cross-sectional and plain film studies and any morning studies
    • Read out with attending at the end of shift

Weekend

Service Day

  • Hours: 7:30a -12:00p (either Saturday or Sunday)
  • Responsibilities:
    • Overnight cross-sectional and plain film studies and any morning studies
    • Readout with attending at the end of shift

Box Shift

  • Hours: 12:00p - 9:00p
  • Responsibilities
    • Adult and Pediatric ED Plain Films
    • Trauma CT Thoracolumbar Spine Reformats
    • Ultrasound
    • Emergent fluoroscopic examinations
    • All STAT inpatient plain films
    • Read out ED films with an attending at the end of the shift

Junior Day

  • R2/PGY-3 are assigned to this shift in the 2nd half of the academic year
  • Hours: 2:30p - 9:30p
  • Responsibilities
    • Render preliminary interpretations on all CTs
    • Render preliminary interpretations on STAT MRIs
    • Render preliminary interpretations on STAT Nuclear Medicine
    • Emergent Procedures

Evening

Late shifts

  • Neuroradiology
    • Hours: 3:30p - 10:00p
    • Responsibilities
      • All Neuro CTs and radiographs
      • After hours LPs
      • Read out studies with an attending at the end of the shift
  • Abdominal Imaging
    • Hours: 2:00p - 10:00p
    • Responsibilities
      • All body CTs and STAT MRIs
      • Ultrasound (studies performed 4:30p - 5:00p)
      • Read out studies with an attending the following morning
  • Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Imaging
    • Hours: 2:00p - 10:00p
    • Responsibilities
      • All Thoracic and Vascular CT and MRI
      • Read out studies with an attending the following morning

Box Shift

  • Hours: 5:00p - 9:00p
  • Responsibilities
    • Adult and Pediatric ED Plain Films
    • Trauma CT Thoracolumbar Spine Reformats
    • Ultrasound
    • Emergent fluoroscopic examinations
    • All STAT inpatient plain films
    • Readout ED films with an attending at the end of the shift

Overnight

Junior Nights

  • Hours: Saturday - Friday 9:00p - 6:30a (two-week blocks)
  • Responsibilities
    • Adult and Pediatric ED Plain Films
    • Ultrasound
    • Trauma CT Thoracolumbar Spine Reformats
    • All STAT inpatient plain films
    • Emergent fluoroscopic examinations
    • Read the studies out with attendings from the respective subspecialties and submit final reports in the morning

Weekend

Service Day

  • Hours: 7:30a -12:00p (either Saturday or Sunday)
  • Responsibilities:
    • Overnight cross-sectional and plain film studies and any morning studies
    • Readout with attending at the end of shift

Second Senior Day

  • Hours: 2:30p - 9:30p
  • Responsibilities
    • Render preliminary interpretations on all CTs
    • Render preliminary interpretations on STAT MRIs
    • Render preliminary interpretations on STAT Nuclear Medicine
    • Emergent Procedures

Senior Day

  • Hours: 12:00p - 7:30p
  • Responsibilities
    • Render preliminary interpretations on all CTs
    • Render preliminary interpretations on STAT MRIs
    • Render preliminary interpretations on STAT Nuclear Medicine
    • Emergent Procedures

Evening

Late shifts

  • Neuroradiology
    • Hours: 3:30p - 10:00p
    • Responsibilities
      • All Neuro CTs and radiographs
      • After hours LPs
      • Read out studies with an attending at the end of the shift
  • Abdominal Imaging
    • Hours: 2:00p - 10:00p
    • Responsibilities
      • All body CTs and STAT MRIs
      • Ultrasound (studies performed 4:30p - 5:00p)
      • Read out studies with an attending the following morning
  • Cardiothoracic/Cardiovascular Imaging
    • Hours: 2:00p - 10:00p
    • Responsibilities
      • All Thoracic and Vascular CT and MRI
      • Read out studies with an attending the following morning

Swing Shift (average 3 weeks during R3/PGY-4 and 1-2 weeks during R4/PGY-5):

  • 1 week blocks
  • Hours:  Saturday-Friday 7:30p - 2:00a
  • Responsibilities
    • 7:30p - 9:00p
      • Render preliminary interpretations on Pediatric and MSK cross-sectional
      • Render preliminary interpretations on Nuclear Medicine
      • Pop off valve for Late Shifts (neuro, abdominal, chest outpatient studies)
    • 9:30p - 2:00a
      • Shared responsibilities with the Senior Night shift
    • Overnight procedures are the shared responsibility of the Junior and Senior resident

Overnight

Senior Nights (average 3 weeks during R3/PGY-4 and 1-2 weeks during R4/PGY-5):

  • 1 week blocks
  • Hours: Saturday-Friday 9:30p - 7:30a
  • Responsibilities
    • Render preliminary interpretations on all CTs
    • Render preliminary interpretations on STAT MRI and Nuclear Medicine
    • Overnight procedures are the shared responsibility of the Junior and Senior resident
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IMAGINE YOUR FUTURE AT DUKE RADIOLOGY!

We sincerely hope that you will consider joining our Duke Radiology community.

Please click on the link below to learn about our application and interview process. We also encourage you to contact us for more information about our program.

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