Advanced Radiology *

ELEC 223 / PRAD 603

Department

Radiology

Elective Number

ELEC 223 / PRAD 603

Clinical or Non-Clinical Course

Clinical

Physician Assessed Patient Facing

No

Prerequisites

Completion of Phase 2 and Pre-Approval from Course Director

Other

Goal

The Advanced Radiology Elective is for students who are entering the field of Radiology. The students will be required to give a 20 minute Grand Rounds PowerPoint presentation during resident lectures, near the end of the rotation. There will be frequent meetings with the clerkship director to monitor the progress of the student and to offer advice.

Objectives

At the end of this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Greatly increase their knowledge of medical imaging in a specific area.
  2. Develop skills in gathering medical imaging information from a wide variety of sources and to assimilate it in an orderly fashion.
  3. Presentation for critical review.

Method of Assessment

Standard Clinical 4wk Elective Evaluation - Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail

Additional Methods

20 minute Grand Rounds PPT presentation during resident lectures

Course Director

Kevin Fahey, MD

Course Coordinator

Deanna Silotto
dsilotto@uic.edu
309-655-3230

Location

SFMC

Setting

Outpatient
Inpatient

Night Call

No

Laboratory

No

Weekends

No

House Staff

Yes

Number of Learners per Block

Max of 3

Duration

4 weeks

Who is this elective available to

M4s (in Phase 3)

Blocks Available

Prior arrangement with course director only.