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Resident LifeBecause MGH Radiology is a busy clinical service, residents are busy during the workday: interpreting studies, interacting with patients and referring physicians, planning and protocoling upcoming studies, and participating in the educational activities of the department. Although there is no typical daily schedule because of the variety of clinical rotations, a typical schedule might include:
The Department of Radiology at MGH offers many resources to help streamline the resident's daily work. Our PACS system has been on-line for more than 10 years, not only relieving residents of the burden of film retrieval and hanging, but also making comparison studies readily available to increase the educational value of each case. Newly updated, next-generation voice recognition software allows residents to efficiently dictate, edit, and sign off on each report instantly, making the reports instantly available and relieving the resident of the requirement to edit transcribed reports many hours or days later. Ultrasound technologists are in the hospital 24 hours a day to complete emergency and portable cases; the resident can then focus mainly on the intricacies of interpretation. Each resident is also fully trained in the techniques of scanning in order that he or she can check and troubleshoot particularly difficult cases. A common concern of applicants is the role of residents in a department with numerous clinical fellows in Radiology. However, because of the volume of studies in the Department, residents always work directly with a staff radiologist, often in parallel with the fellows. Residents also have ample opportunity for "hands-on" direct participation in interventional procedures in each of the Divisions. If anything, fellows (many of whom are former MGH residents) provide an additional source of teaching and support for our residents. Outside of Work Importantly, our residents enjoy socializing outside of the hospital. Residents frequently meet after work for drinks at The Hill or Harvard Gardens, across the street from the hospital on Cambridge Street, or at one of the bars at the unique new Liberty Hotel in the renovated Suffolk County jail next-door to MGH. Wine and Cheese parties, Pot Luck dinners, and Poker Nights have become frequent events. Several residents have taken sailing lessons at the public Charles River Boathouse, located right across the street from the hospital. This congenial atmosphere pervades the residency as well, creating a fun and comfortable place to work. |
