DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY RESIDENT MANUAL Revised August 5, 2020 SECTION 1 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10 DEFINITION 11 GOALS 11 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES 11 Medical expert/clinical decision-maker 11 Communicator 12 Collaborator 13 Manager 13 Health Advocate 14 Scholar 14 Professional 15 Training in Canada 16 Organizational Outline of the Program 16 Residency Training Committee 16 General Terms of Reference for Residency Training Committees 17 OVERVIEW OF ROUNDS AND TEACHING 20 Resident Responsibilities and Etiquette 21 JOURNAL CLUB (currently being discussed and revamped): 22 VISITING PROFESSOR PROGRAM: 22 ETHICS TRAINING: 22 COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING: 22 RESIDENT CALL DUTIES 22 ON CALL REPORTING POLICY 23 POST CALL POLICY 24 The Diagnostic Radiology Report 24 Written Communication 26 Direct Communication 26 SUPERVISION OF RESIDENTS 27 ATTENDING RADIOLOGIST RESPONSIBILITIES 27 RESIDENT RESPONSIBILITIES 28 Program Outline 29 By Number of Months Per Year 29 Program Outline By # Of Months Per Rotation 30 PGY1 ROTATIONS 31 RESIDENT EVALUATIONS: 32 Background: 32 Process of Evaluation: 32 What is WebEvaluation? 32 Core Benefits of WebEval 32 Benefits for Electronic Evaluation: 33 How does it work? 33 Guide To Resident Evaluation 34 EVALUATION TOOLS 34 Contingencies for Failure to Meet Defined Minimum Performance Standards 35 Evaluation Process 38 Conflict Resolution and Appeals 40 Appeal Procedure For An Unsatisfactory Evaluation 41 Pathway for Appeals 41 RESIDENT RESEARCH 42 DEPARTMENT OF DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING _____________________________________________________________ 42 REQUIREMENTS AND RESOURCES ____________________________________________________________________ 42 (AUGUST 2016) _______________________________________________________________________________________________ 42 REQUIREMENT BASED ON RCPSC LEARNING OBJECTIVES _____________________________________ 42 QUALIFYING PROJECT TYPES ___________________________________________________________________________ 42 LESS DESIRABLE PROJECT TYPES ____________________________________________________________________ 42 DEFINITION OF COMPLETION ____________________________________________________________________________ 42 AND EITHER OF THE TWO BELOW ______________________________________________________________________ 42 TIME ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 43 ANY RESIDENT THAT COMPLETES THEIR RESEARCH PROJECT WITHIN THE EARLY YEARS OF RESIDENCY_____________________________________________________________________________________ 43 RESIDENTS MAY ALSO APPLY TO DO RESEARCH ELECTIVES DURING THEIR PGY1 TRAINING ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 43 EVALUATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 43 RESEARCH MODULES _____________________________________________________________________________________ 43 MENTORS ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 43 PROJECT APPROVAL, ETHICS AND FINANCIAL IMPACT STATEMENT _________________________ 44 KEY RESEARCH CONTACTS WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL IMAGING __________________ 44 ROLE OF THE RESEARCH DIRECTOR __________________________________________________________________ 44 ROLE OF THE DISCIPLINE RESEARCH ASSISTANT _________________________________________________ 44 COMPOSITION OF THE DIRADS GROUP _______________________________________________________________ 45 AT PRESENT, THE GROUP MEMBERS ARE ____________________________________________________________ 45 DR. CONOR MAGUIRE, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DISCIPLINE OF RADIOLOGY ([email protected]) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 45 MICHELLE SIMMS, DISCIPLINE RESEARCH ASSISTANT ([email protected]) __________________ 45 ROLE OF THE DIRADS GROUP ___________________________________________________________________________ 45 SERVICES PROVIDED TO RESIDENTS __________________________________________________________________ 45 FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR RADIOLOGY RESEARCH _______________________________________________ 46 PRESENTATION ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 47 EACH RESIDENT MUST PRESENT AT A CONFERENCE AT SOME POINT DURING THEIR RESIDENCY ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 47 JOURNAL CLUB _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 47 APPENDIX 1 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 48 PGY1 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 48 AT THE ONSET OF ANY RADIOLOGY RESEARCH PROJECT A SHORT DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT MUST BE ___________________________________________________________________________________ 48 PGY2 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 48 PGY3 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 49 PGY4 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 49 APPENDIX 2 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 49 MEDICAL EXPERT _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 49 UNDERSTANDS TO ROLE OF RESEARCH IN MAINTAINING CLINICAL EXPERTISE ___________________ 49 COMMUNICATOR ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 49 COLLABORATOR_________________________________________________________________________________________________ 49 MANAGER____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 50 INDEPENDENTLY IDENTIFY AN AREA OF RESEARCH INTEREST AND A RESEARCH MENTOR _____________________________________________________________________________________ 50 DEMONSTRATE EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT IN RESEARCH SETTING ________ 50 HEALTH ADVOCATE ______________________________________________________________________________________ 50 RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES ____________________________________________ 50 SCHOLAR ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 50 APPENDIX 3 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 51 A THREE-PHASE VENTURE _______________________________________________________________________________ 51 2. STUDY _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 51 3. PRESENTATION _________________________________________________________________________________________ 51 1) WHAT IS YOUR QUESTION? BE SPECIFIC. (THERE MAY BE MORE THAN ONE - BE VERY PRECISE IN DESCRIBING WHAT THEY ARE. THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART.) 52 2) WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO FIND? WHAT OTHER POSSIBLE ANSWERS COULD THERE BE? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 52 A) WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION? WHAT EFFECT WILL YOUR ANSWER HAVE? _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 52 B) HOW ARE YOU GOING TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION? _____________________________________ 52 C) WHAT STATISTICS WILL BE USED IN THE ANALYSIS OF THE DATA? __________________ 52 PILOT STUDIES ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 52 COMPLETION OF PROJECT _______________________________________________________________________________ 54 GUIDELINES FOR MANUSCRIPT _________________________________________________________________________ 54 ABSTRACT: CLEARLY STATE THE PURPOSE OF STUDY AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT. __ 54 APPENDIX 4 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ 55 HEALTH RESEARCH ETHICS BOARD (HREB)_________________________________________________________ 55 FINANCIAL IMPACT STATEMENT ________________________________________________________________________ 55 RESIDENT TRAVEL 56 OTHER RELEVANT DEPARTMENTAL POLICIES 58 CONFERENCE LEAVE 58 SICK LEAVE 58 VACATION TIME 58 Critical Incident and Stress Policy 59 PURPOSE 59 SCOPE 59 DEFINITIONS 59 POLICY AND PROCEDURES 60 Reporting a Critical Incident 60 Reporting a Significant Stressor 60 Referral and Meeting Guidelines 60 Harassment Policy 61 Memorial University Residency Program Safety Policy 61 Dress Code as per Memorial University Faculty of Medicine 62 PROGRAM TRANSFER POLICY 62 Eastern Health Policies 63 SECTION 2_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 65 INTRODUCTION 66 SECTION 3_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 67 PGY1 Radiology Ultrasound Rotation Objectives 68 PGY1 GI Radiology and Plain Film Rotation Objectives 70 PGY1 Radiology Anatomy and Research Rotation Objectives 72 PGY3 Angiography/Interventional Radiology 75 PGY2 Body CT GI/GU Imaging (HSC/SC) 79 PGY2 Body Imaging (HSC) 87 PGY3 Body Imaging