MISSION AND OBJECTIVES

The Mission of the program in Diagnostic Radiology at the Medical College of Georgia is the education of radiology residents, by offering a quality education experience of adequate scope and depth in all associated modalities. (The Mission is stated in the Diagnostic Radiology Residency bulletin.)

The principal objectives of the radiology residency program are:

    1.To provide didactic experiences that will enable the resident to become proficient in the knowledge of physical, technical, and biomedical principles of the application of diagnostic procedures.
    2.To provide clinical experiences that will enable the resident to develop competence and confidence in film interpretation.
    3.To provide clinical experiences that will enable the resident to correlate information obtained through the application of various diagnostic modalities with appropriate pathologic differentials, leading to accurate diagnosis of the patient condition.
    4. To equip the resident with knowledge and skills that will facilitate future inquiry in the field of diagnostic imaging.