Research opportunities are provided to all residents, often leading to presentations at one or more national conferences. Residents will be assigned a faculty mentor to assist with project completion, including manuscript writing and statistical analysis. Over the course of residency, residents will receive didactic education (via medical school researchers, internal faculty, or guest lecturers) on study design, biostatistics, and ethics in research. The department hosts an Annual Radiology Resident Retreat, providing residents the opportunity to showcase their work, in addition to presenting their submissions at national conferences.
Research and Academic Opportunities
Additional Academic Tracks
Our residents have access to various additional academic tracks, including the following:
Early Specialization in Interventional Radiology (ESIR)
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program (DR) has received ACGME designation as an ESIR approved program. The purpose of ESIR designation is to standardize the interventional training of diagnostic radiology residents who identify an early desire to specialize in the field of interventional radiology. Review Committee approval provides Diagnostic Radiology program directors and their residents assurance that their ESIR curriculum will qualify residents for advanced entry into an independent radiology residency.
Diagnostic Radiology residents who complete approved ESIR training and satisfy the procedural requirements to include a minimum of 500-image-guided procedures will be eligible to start in an advanced (2nd year) position in the interventional radiology program to which they match.
16-Month Dual Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Training Pathway
Our institution offers a dual certification pathway in Diagnostic and Nuclear Radiology. Residents who choose to pursue this dual pathway complete 16 months of nuclear medicine rotations over the four years of residency.
Research Track
A dedicated research track for Radiology residents provides trainees interested in research with the skills necessary to pursue careers in clinical research. Mentorship begins early on in their training. Residents can work alongside research teams at the Biomedical and Engineering Institute and contribute to research in a variety of projects, including brain, heart, and cancer imaging. Residents in the research track are expected to complete a minimum of six months of research during residency. The dedicated time can start during the first or second year of Radiology residency.
Imaging Informatics Fellowship
The imaging informatics fellowship is available to fourth year radiology residents. Fellows will attend the National Imaging Informatic Course (NIIC) and Imaging Informatics Professional (IIP) workshop. Fellows will also sit for the American Board of Imaging Informatics (ABII) Imaging Informatics Professional Exam to obtain Imaging Informatics Professional Cerification (CIIP). In addition, fellows will participate in radiology IT projects and research.