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Educational Goals and Objectives for the
Pediatric Radiology Rotation
The following goals and objectives
should be used in the evaluation of residents rotating through
Pediatric Radiology. Competency by PGY level should be based on these
criteria:
PGY I
- Able to perform and interpret
basic upper GI series, small bowel series, barium enema, VCUG.
- Learn the most common pediatric
chest diseases, HMD, BPD, pneumonia, reactive airway disease, cystic
fibrosis, foreign body aspiration.
- Be able to recognize epiglottitis,
croup and sinus infection. Know the plain film findings of
intussusception.
- Know Salter-Harris fracture
classification and fractures suspicious for child abuse.
- Know the sonographic and UGI
features of pyloric stenosis.
- Show sensitivity towards parents
as well as patients and effectively communicate purpose of tests.
- Appropriately communicate emergent
findings.
PGY II
- All the above and learn more
complicated fluoro procedures: intussusception reduction, airway
fluoro, CVL injection, video swallow while limiting radiation
exposure.
- Be able to interpret the NICU
films, basic orthopedic films and hip ultrasound and renal
sonograms.
- Learn basic neurosonography.
- Understand how genetic disorders
and bone dysplasias are evaluated.
- Be able to expand knowledge of
adult CT to common pediatric conditions and guide clinicians in the
proper workup of diagnostic dilemmas.
- Know the multi-system
manifestations of sickle cell disease and cystic fibrosis.
- Be able to catheterize male and
female urethra and evaluate chest radiographs in pediatric cardiac
disease.
- Locate Web sites with teaching
files.
PGY III/IV
- All of the above and able to
perform basic interventional procedures: biopsy, abscess drainage,
percutaneous nephrostomy, intussusception reduction.
- Know more complex orthopedic
conditions: bone tumors, avascular necrosis, SCFE.
- Know metabolic and genetic bone
diseases: OI, metastatic disease, primary bone tumors,
calcium/phosphate related metabolic disorders, common dwarfs.
- Be able to perform and read
neurosonography, including head, spine and TCD.
- Able to interpret head MRI in
brain tumors, seizure disorders, developmental delay, sickle cell
disease.
- Know nuclear tumor imaging with
MIBG, MDP and Gallium.
- Understand interpretation of
functional nuclear renal examinations, including how to adjust for
patient motion, whom to catheterize, etc.
- Be able to perform an abdominal or
pelvic sonogram using gray scale and Doppler imaging.
- Be well versed on congenital heart
disease and its treatment.
- Be comfortable interpreting
neonatal ICU chest and abdominal plain radiographs.
- Understand the role of three
dimensional reconstruction, and be able to interpret basic
craniofacial studies, such as craniosynostosis vs. positional
molding.
- Know the major anomalies and
acquired diseases of the temporal bone that can reduce hearing and
produce organized reports integrating findings with clinical
information in creating differential diagnosis.
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