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A. Duties During Weekday Working Hours
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Residents are required to cover their assigned services from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Residents may need to work beyond these hours as the clinical workload requires. |
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B. Duties During Weekends and Holidays
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The resident on duty is required to be present in the Radiology Department from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon and may need to work beyond these hours as the clinical workload requires. |
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C. On-Call Duties
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The on-call resident is expected to cover call from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 the following morning on weeknights and from 6:00 p.m. Friday to 8:00 a.m. Monday on weekends. Call may be taken from home, but the resident must be able to respond to hospital emergencies within a reasonable time (i.e. 30 minutes). |
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D. Duties During Outside Rotations
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Residents are expected to fulfill coverage and call responsibilities required by the affiliated institution. |
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E. Reporting of Cases
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Residents are required to review and sign their dictations in a timely fashion. |
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F. Conference Attendance
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Residents are expected to attend all required intra and interdepartmental conferences (a schedule of these is available). The first year residents are expected to research, prepare, and present the Radiology Pathology Correlation Conferences monthly on an alternating basis. Residents are required to attend the AFIP course in their third year. |
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G. Teaching Responsibilities
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Residents are expected to participate in the teaching of visiting medical students and more junior residents on their services. |
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H. Research
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Residents are expected to complete a research project or paper for which dedicated time is allotted during the second year. See Research section for more information. |
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I. Evaluations
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Resident progress is evaluated quarterly by the attending staff. Written evaluations are reviewed with each resident by the program director at these intervals. Residents are expected to participate in the evaluation of the program annually. See Evaluation section for more information. |
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