Our Radiology department is large, busy, and growing.
Our facilities and equipment are up-to-the-minute.
There are 5 multislice CT scanners, 4 MRI units with advanced software, 3-D capability, PET/CT, and a PACS system as well as a robust electronic medical record system.
Our radiology technologists are well-trained and train well.
Students from Springfield Technical Community College receive their clinical training by the technologists in our department. We have also recently started participation in a Radiology Assistant training program in association with Quinnipiac University. These training programs create an atmosphere that promotes learning and the critical evaluation of what we do.
The resident experience is broad.
A team of 16 residents work together with technologists, students and faculty members in a high quality learning environment. This cooperative effort results in excellent patient care and service to our referring healthcare practitioners in a supportive and friendly environment.
Subspecialty training includes:
We have recently revised our curriculum and rotation schedules, with particular emphasis on multimodality systems based rotations in thoracic, abdominal and musculoskeletal imaging.
First year residents will participate in an in-house radiology physics course that consists of 80 hours of bimonthly lectures provided by renowned physicists Keith Strauss, Fred Fahey and Robert Mulkern from Harvard Medical School. Physics reading assignments will be incorporated into the first year curriculum on a monthly basis. I am confident that the radiology physics education provided within our department will be among the highest quality learning experiences you will find in any residency program in the country.
Baystate's Radiology Residency offers a unique academic experience augmented by a strong private practice commitment to service, quality, and entrepreneurship, and surrounded by the natural beauty of western Massachusetts.
Come visit our program...I believe that you will like what you see and experience at Baystate.
Stephen C. O'Connor, MD
