Our Residency's Unique Features

The integrated clinical rotations within our categorical five year residency program distinguishes our program from other radiology residencies. Our residents also have the benefit of training in a collegial environment with an all encompassing clinical population experience composed of patients from our NCI designated Cancer Center, the only Children’s Hospital, Stroke Center and the only Level I Trauma Center in the state.

Resident Experience
Information Technology
UNM Resident Benefits
Publication Support
Meeting Leave
UNM Campus Life

Resident Experience

Five residents and a limited number of fellows are accepted each year. This means that residents do not compete with fellows for faculty time and have more opportunities to perform procedures. Emphasis is placed on resident education. It is common for first-year residents to participate in challenging procedures which are often reserved for more advanced house officers at other training institutions.

Information Technologyeducation

Both the University Hospital and the New Mexico VA Medical Center view images entirely on Picture Archival Computer Systems (PACS). Dictation is performed with voice recognition. Both institutions also utilize electronic patient medical records. UNM Hospital has been named one of the 100 Most-Wired Hospitals and Health Systems in the U.S. by the American Hospital Association (AHA) for the sixth consecutive year.

A dedicated network of computers with internet access is available for use throughout the department, including the faculty/resident/fellow offices and in reading rooms at our facilities. A team of computer user support analysts are also available for consultation and assistance. The department provides a subscription for the residents to the online ACR teaching files as well as for additional subscription only intranet resources. The ACR CD-ROMs for all of the radiological subspecialty areas are available for study at work or home.

The Department of Radiology conference room and the departmental library are each equipped with state-of-the-art digital multimedia projection system for conference presentations. Conferences given at the University are webcast to the VA Hospital for interactive viewing by residents assigned to that facility.

UNM Resident Benefits

Resident benefits including health, dental and disability insurance are explained in detail in the annually updated University of New Mexico House Officer’s Regulation and Benefit Manual.

Publication Support

Faculty and residents within the Department of Radiology are actively involved in writing journal articles, books, and preparing presentations. Residents are required by ACGME to participate in a research project and staff from the office of Radiological Physics and Research is available to provide editorial and publishing assistance, literature searches, and photographic services.

Meeting Leave

Each year residents are provided up to five days of additional leave to attend a conference or radiology meeting. In addition, departmental funding may be available for residents presenting research papers at meetings. Residents are given the opportunity to attend the AIRP (American Institute of Radiologic Pathology) formerly AFIP and are provided with a stipend toward tuition and costs incurred.

UNM Campus Lifegolf course

 Residents receive many benefits while working for the University of New Mexico, including on-call meal allowances at the University Hospital cafeteria, scrubs, use of university recreational services at Johnson Center, and the use of university fitness and aquatic facilities. As UNM employees, residents enjoy a discount at both UNM's Championship Golf Course (South Course) and the smaller on-campus North Course (only a 5 minute walk from University Hospital).