Education

Residency Program

Residents may enter the program after completing a flexible internship or a year or more of another clinical specialty residency. Typically, one or two positions are offered for the first year of residency. These positions offer four years of increased levels of training and responsibility in an approved program leading to taking the examination for certification by the American Board of Radiology. 

Selection is based on application information, scholastic records, letters of recommendation, and personal interviews.

The four-year approved program prepares students for taking the accreditation examination given by the American Board of Radiology.

Teaching and practice occurs at Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) primarily. The secondary location is Children's Memorial Hospital.

Julia Choo, MD, is the residency program director.

For more information: http://gme.northwestern.edu

Clerkships and Fellowships

A limited number of clerkships are offered each year for two to four week's time. No fellowships are currently offered. Please e-mail the department for more information at asalley@nmff.org.

The School of Radiation Therapy

The School of Radiation Therapy begins its 12-month program in August and trains eight students each year. Included are 340 hours of didactic instruction and 1550 hours of clinical instruction. Radiation therapists deliver ionizing radiation to targeted body parts to treat diseases, especially cancer.

Our faculty members also teach at The School of Radiography and the The School of Nuclear Medicine Technology offered at NMH.