PEDRAP
Pediatric Emphasis Diagnostic Radiology Alternative Pathway
This is a provisional pilot with ABR oversight to provide increased emphasis on pediatric radiology training (hopefully encouraging those with pediatric clinical training and an interest in pursuing Pediatric Radiology as a career) . It is ABR -reviewed and -approved.
The critical features of the pathway are:
- Residents entering the pathway will need one year of clinical training prior to beginning the core diagnostic radiology program.
- The core diagnostic imaging training will include:
- Adult-oriented radiology training—2 years
- Pediatric-oriented radiology training—2 years
- Total training (including clinical year)—5 years
A prototype training program is outlined below. A detailed program must be submitted by the sponsoring program and approved by the ABR.
Rotations |
Core |
Adult Training Core |
Pediatric Training Core |
Chest Radiology |
4 |
3 |
1 |
GI Radiology / Fluoro |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Musculoskeletal |
4 |
3 |
1 |
Pediatric Radiology |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Cardiovascular & Interventional Radiology |
3 |
3 |
0 |
Sonography |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Body CT Scanning |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Neuroradiology |
4 |
2.5 |
1.5 |
Uroradiology |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Mammography |
3 |
3 |
0 |
Body MRI |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Cardiac |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Emergency Radiology |
3 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
Nuclear Medicine |
4** |
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
Elective |
6 |
0 |
6 |
Study |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Total Assigned |
50 |
27 |
24 |
**Reference Dr. Philip O. Alderson letter, Subject: Nuclear Medicine Training, Dated August 11, 2005
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This pathway will lead to ABR certification in diagnostic radiology, but will not meet the qualification requirements to take the subspecialty (CAQ) examination in pediatric radiology. An additional year of training in an ACGME-accredited fellowship program will be required for the candidate to be eligible for the subspecialty exam.
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This plan maintains the general scheme by which the Holman Pathway is administered, with a similar number of months in the adult radiology training core. The major change is the emphasis on the pediatric radiology training core. Although there will be greater than 12 months of exposure to pediatric radiology, the exposure is distributed over the other nine disciplines of radiology within the pediatric specialty.
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The ultimate plan may be instituted in parent programs or in institutions that have integrated or affiliate relationships with children’s hospitals. In the second scenario, permission must granted for rotations longer than six months outside the parent organization, but within the integrated or affiliated institution.
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Approximately five programs will be considered for the pilot program project. Programs committing to this plan should have the support of the fellowship director, the residency program director, and the chairs of the parent and affiliated institutions. This support should be documented in a letter to ABR.
For questions concerning the PEDRAP program, please contact us via email at
rhenderson@theabr.org
The following programs have been approved by the ABR for PEDRAP participation:
Baylor College of Medicine
Pedro J. Diaz-Marchan, MD
Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency
Baylor College of Medicine
Department of Radiology
One Baylor Plaza – BCM 360
Houston , TX 77030-3498
Phone: 713-798-6362
Fax: 713-798-8359
Email: pedrod@bcm.tmc.edu
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children/Hahnemann University Hospital/Drexel University College of Medicine
Robert A. Koenigsberg , DO, FAOCR
Program Director, Diagnostic Radiology
Drexel University College of Medicine
Mail Stop 206
245 N. 15 th Street
Philadelphia , PA 19102-1192
Phone: 215.762.8804
Fax: (215) 762-1531
Email: koenigsberg@drexel.med.edu
UCLA-David Geffen School of Medicine
Dieter R. Enzmann, MD, Chief & Professor
Department of Radiological Sciences
David Geffen School of Medicine @ UCLA
Box 951721
Los Angeles , CA 90095-1721
Phone: 310-794-6624
Fax: 310-794-6613
Email: denzmann@mednet.ucla.edu
Children’s Hospital Boston – Harvard Medical School
Robert T. Bramson, MD
Executive Vice Chairman and Associate Radiologist-in-Chief
Department of Radiology
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston , MA 02115
Phone: 617-355-3180
Fax: 617-738-1569
Email: robert.bramson@childrens.harvard.edu
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Charles A. James, MD, FACR
Associate Professor of Radiology
Chief of Pediatric Radiology
Arkansas Children's Hospital
800 Marshall Street
Little Rock, AR 72202
Phone: 501-364-4914
Email contact: Donnell Williams
Email Address: williamslonnied@uams.edu
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