Medical Students

Course Descriptions

RADI-7101: Radiology: Foundations in Radiology Elective

Foundations in Radiology provides medical students with early exposure to the field of radiology, with subspecialty rotations, lectures, and independent learning materials. Students are expected to attend all rotations and conferences to receive full credit.

RADI-8015: Radiology: Intro to Interventional Radiology Elective

During this two-week long introductory elective, students will be exposed to all aspects of division of Interventional Radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine. Time will be split between the IR consultation service, procedural rotations and IR clinic. Students will be incorporated into the clinical team and exposed to minimally invasive treatments for disease states such as cancer, portal hypertension, deep venous thrombosis, biliary/genitourinary obstruction, peripheral vascular disease, trauma, and uterine fibroid embolization. Students will learn pre- and post-procedure management for these percutaneous therapies and will have the opportunity to scrub into cases such as transcatheter embolization, thermal ablations and vascular stenting. Elective responsibilities include attending morning educational conferences and daily hand-off/rounds, participation in various procedures and shadowing MDs and NPs in IR clinic. At the conclusion of the elective, students will present a short case in our weekly Interesting Case Conference to our faculty and trainees.

RADI-8104: Radiology: Introduction to Clinical Imaging Elective

This course will introduce students to a range of imaging modalities and their role in medical diagnosis. Emphasis will be placed on appropriate utilization of imaging studies and on basic image interpretation. Students will have the opportunity to rotate through the following divisions: Abdominal Imaging, Chest Imaging, and Emergency/ Musculoskeletal Radiology. The students will attend two resident lectures/case presentations per day and participate in daily medical student conferences, imaging interpretation sessions, and observation of procedures. Interested students may expand upon their experience in this two-week introductory course in the Advanced Clinical Imaging elective that follows. Due to the short duration of this elective there will be no excused absences. Students are expected to join all lectures and requirements of the elective to receive full credit.

RADI-8108: Radiology: Advanced Interventional Radiology Elective

During this month long elective, students will be incorporated into the clinical team of the Division of Interventional Radiology, functioning like a sub-intern. They will be exposed to minimally invasive treatments for disease states such as cancer, portal hypertension, deep venous thrombosis, biliary/genitourinary obstruction, peripheral vascular disease, trauma, etc. Students will learn pre- and post-procedure workup and management for these percutaneous therapies and be able to participate in the performance of cases such as transcatheter embolization, thermal ablations and vascular stenting. Responsibilities within the rotation will include daily rounds, participation in various procedures and attending various multidisciplinary management conferences. At the conclusion of the rotation, students will present a short interesting case in our monthly conference to our faculty and trainees.

RADI-8110: Radiology: Neuroradiology Elective

This elective offers an opportunity to review all diagnostic neuroradiologic procedures including CT scans, MR imaging studies, conventional angiograms, fluoroscopic guided lumbar punctures and myelograms performed at NYPH-WCMC. The indications and contraindications for all neuroimaging studies and procedures will be discussed. There is intensive teaching in general radiology subspecialities during the two daily radiology resident conferences that occur from 12:30pm to 2:00pm. During the morning (9 a.m. to noon) and afternoon (2:30 to 5 p.m.) read-out sessions the medical students will participate in interpreting neuroimaging examinations. Reviews of teaching files also occur during the day as time permits. Interested students also have the opportunity to participate in the performance and interpretation of MR spectroscopy, MR/CT angiography and perfusion, MR diffusion imagining and functional brain MR activation studies. Students are encouraged to attend daily joint subspecialty conferences with the Neurosurgical, Neurology, ENT, Epilepsy, Pediatric and Neurointerventional (INR) services at NYPH. There will be some free time during the work day when the students can interact and discuss the practice and future of radiology with residents and fellows on clinical service.

RADI-8111: Radiology: Pediatric Radiology Elective

This course is offered for two weeks. The course introduces students to the basics of imaging diagnosis as applied to infants and children and is suitable for students interested in pediatrics or radiology. The student will learn the indications and the elements of interpretation for all the imaging modalities: plain films, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, CT, and MRI. They will observe procedures as they are being performed on pediatric inpatients and outpatients and will learn not only the anatomy of disease but the way the pediatric radiologist and technologist interacts with children and parents. They will observe and participate in imaging interpretation sessions with faculty and radiology residents. With the guidance of a faculty member, they will use internet and local resources specifically targeted for their educational level and future interests.

RADI-8116: Radiology: Advanced Clinical Elective: Imaging Elective

This advanced imaging course will allow students to expand upon their introductory experience in clinical imaging. Emphasis will be placed on independent image interpretation and cross-sectional imaging. Students will have the opportunity to select rotations in the following divisions: Abdominal Imaging, Chest Imaging, Neuroradiology, Women's Imaging, Interventional Radiology, MRI, and Emergency/ Musculoskeletal Imaging. The students will attend two resident lectures/case presentations per day and participate in daily medical student conferences, imaging interpretation sessions, and observation of procedures. In addition, the students will be required to give a 15-minute PowerPoint case presentation at the end of the rotation.

RADI-8117: Radiology: Virtual Introduction to Radiology Elective

This introductory radiology virtual elective was created in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Due to the positive feedback, the Department of Radiology will continue to offer this two-week virtual course for 3rd and 4th year medical students. The program will give students interested in radiology the opportunity to virtually rotate through the following subspecialties: ED/Musculoskeletal, Chest, Body US/CT, Neuroradiology, Women's Imaging, Interventional Radiology, and Pediatric Radiology. Students enrolled in this virtual elective will participate in zoom case conferences, interdisciplinary conferences, and lectures with radiology faculty. They will also complete daily e-learning assignments on our educational website (www.CREATE-rad.com).

RADI-8998: Radiology: Independent Radiology Elective

This elective provides medical students with the flexibility to pursue individualized learning objectives in radiology when standard course offerings do not align with their schedules. The elective may be structured around independent study, research, or other approved scholarly activities in radiology under faculty supervision. Students will work with a faculty sponsor to define specific goals and deliverables for the elective experience.