Introduction
Residency training at the University of Chicago is based on a subspecialty track system with month long rotations in each of the subspecialty areas. Each subspecialty is staffed by dedicated faculty who have either fellowship training or many years experience in their field. Our primary goal is to train outstanding clinical radiologists. As an academic institution, teaching and research are a part of our program and we are very proud of the large number of trainees who choose to continue their careers in academics.

The department is well equipped with state of the art imaging including a 64 and 40 slice MDCT and 4 16 slice MDCT's. There are currently six MR scanners including one 3.0T dedicated to research. A second 3.0 scanner will be installed in early 2006 for clinical work. There are five interventional suites including two biplane units for neurointerventional procedures. The department uses a Stentor PACS system for image interpretation and voice recognition is currently being instituted.

Educational facilities include a departmental library, ACR film file, ACR CD ROM learning files, subspecialty learning files and a resident study room. A new resident conference room was built with projection capability directly from our PACS system or from other electronic media. Residents are provided with a shared office, adjacent locker room and on -call room with access to the PACS system when on call.

All trainees are encouraged to participate in research activities and time is provided for this purpose. Publication and presentation is also encouraged. The wide range of pathology encountered by trainees, as well as the input from research-oriented faculty, can provide valuable source material.

A broad range of research activity is under way in the department. We are proud to be among the top twelve Academic Radiology Departments based on NIH funding. Our focus on the development and application of Computer Aided Diagnosis in the Rossmann Laboratories is internationally recognized. http://xray.bsd.uchicago.edu/krl/

The newly opened Radiology Research Imaging Center, which occupies three floors and is partially financed by an NIH construction grant, provides the department with a state of the art multidisciplinary radiology imaging research center designed to facilitate greater integrated research and to encourage collaboration across department lines.

Additionally, the Brain Research Imaging Center, a joint enterprise between Radiology and Neurology has a 3T and 1.5T MRI equipment to support this endeavor. http://bric.uchicago.edu