Radiology (RADS-MD)

This course is intended for students who plan a career in radiology, medicine or surgery and the subspecialties. Students will be instructed in the basic fundamentals of abdominal imaging and will participate in the reading sessions and departmental and interdepartmental conferences. The varied rotations are tailored for the individual students’ educational goals.

This elective is geared toward students who are planning a career in Radiology, Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology or Surgery. Students will participate in reading sessions and receive instruction in the basics of breast imaging including screening and diagnostic mammograms, breast ultrasound and breast MRI as well as the types of procedures performed in the specialty. In addition, they will participate in the departmental and interdepartmental conferences.

This course is intended for students who plan a career in diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine, internal medicine or pathology, but maybe of interest to those who are pursuing cardiology, neurology, neurosurgery, oncology, or oncologic surgery. This course will consist of several didactic sessions concerning the physics and biology of nuclear medicine and an exposure to all of the clinical activities related to nuclear medicine, diagnosis and therapy. The students will spend some time in the thyroid clinic as well as in non-invasive cardiology. They will be expected to attend the departmental reading conferences, nuclear medicine case conferences, journal club, and interdepartmental conferences with emphasis on endocrinology, epilepsy, and cardiology.

This elective is intended for students who plan a career in radiology or in one of the neurologic sciences. The students will receive instruction in some of the basic aspects of neurologic imaging and will participate in reading sessions and conferences associated with the neuroradiology section. The varied rotations are tailored for the individual students’ educational goals.

This course is intended for students who plan a career in radiology or pediatrics. Students will be instructed in the basic fundamentals of pediatric radiology and will participate in the reading sessions and departmental and interdepartmental conferences.

This focused course is designed for students with a special interest and/or career plans in Vascular and Interventional Radiology (VIR) or Diagnostic Radiology. Students planning careers in fields which frequently work with VIR may also benefit; these fields include General Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Nephrology, Critical Care, Hepatology, Urology, and Gastroenterology.

This elective is geared toward students who are planning a career in radiology, orthopedics or rheumatology. Students will receive instruction in the basics of musculoskeletal radiology including the types of procedures used and limitations of these procedures. They will be assigned to musculoskeletal radiologists and will participate in departmental and interdepartmental conferences.

This course is intended for students who plan a career in radiology, medicine or surgery or other specialty. Students will be instructed in the fundamentals of thoracic imaging and will participate in the reading sessions and departmental and interdepartmental conferences.

This elective offered to all medical students after completing the 18-month core curriculum as an introduction to education based upon Radiology imaging. The student will participate with faculty members in varied general and specialty disciplines. The projects may be in formal learning instructional materials, information technology (IT) as applied to Radiology, interdisciplinary with other departments, learning formats in total class level, small group, and individual interactive formats. The student will be assigned to develop, edit and create web based instructional materials. The subject area will be decided by the course director based upon the background skill of the student and student education goals.

To become familiar with imaging findings of common pathologies on CT and MR in Head and Neck.To become familiar with different MR sequences utilized for Head and Neck imaging.To understand appropriate indications for CT versus MR in Head and Neck imaging.

The advanced elective in vascular and interventional radiology is designed to give students who are interested in diagnostic or interventional radiology an intense introduction to one of the most dynamic, innovative, and exciting fields in medicine. The student doing the advanced elective will be exposed to the full spectrum of procedures performed in a busy academic IR practice. He or she will be fully integrated into the IR team and will work closely with attending physicians, IR fellows, and radiology residents. The student will evaluate patients, assist in procedures, and participate in our division’s conferences.

This is an advanced 4-week elective that seeks to build on radiologic, and experiences gained in the pre-clerkship and clerkship years. It may be used to build upon experience from the 2-week Diagnostic Radiology Introductory Elective. Students will be expected to serve at the level of a sub-intern. Students will gain a deeper understanding of the core principles, foundational knowledge, and essential skills relevant to the specialty. Students will have the opportunity to review imaging exams independently and create a preliminary radiology report similar to a junior radiology resident, under the close supervision of dedicated radiology teaching faculty. Students should anticipate greater confidence using a PACS-based workstation, improved use of accurate imaging-based terminology, and greater experience building an imaging-based differential diagnosis. This is a full-day elective which includes one-to-one instruction at the radiology workstation. Students will also participate in resident-centered lectures and conferences to learn how to effectively communicate imaging findings to colleagues.

This is an introductory 2-week elective that seeks to introduce students to the field of Diagnostic Radiology. Students will be expected to gain a broad understanding of the core principles, foundational knowledge, and essential skills relevant to the specialty through encounters with a diverse range of cases reflective of this specialty. Students will gain this experience through a focus on the appropriate use of imaging in patient care, imaging modalities all clerkship students should be familiar with, and interpretive skill building. Students will also gain exposure to cutting edge CT and MRI technology found here at NYU and will discover the rapidly evolving application of artificial intelligence in diagnostic radiology. Students will develop a consistent, high-yield approach to imaging exams across subspecialties, incorporating a mixture of independent learning, small group and large group activities.

Neuroradiology Concentration Research