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Why choose Einstein?
Einstein Medical Center combines a wealth of pathologic material (from the more than 250,000 cases available to us each year),
a dedicated faculty of teachers (all whom are members of the teaching faculty and all of whom participate in the education
of the radiology resident), a great opportunity to do hands-on learning (there are no fellows with whom to compete for cases)
and a chance to do exciting research with nationally known radiologists. This is a great combination. 
What are the benefits of the combined Transitional Year Radiology Five-Year Program?
If you are a 4th-year medical student, you can apply to our combined five-year program that incorporates a first year of training
in our transitional residency program. The transitional program is designed to prepare you for the practice of radiology.
Besides containing ample time for electives, you will be able to spend time in the specialties you will need most as a radiologist.
If you qualify for this option, you can:
- Eliminate the hassle of searching for and the possibility of not matching with a first year of clinical training.
- File just one application with us for all five years of training.
- Do away with the possibility of moving from city to city before your residency begins.
- Have the opportunity to attend radiology conferences and other special radiology events during your clinical year of training.
- Of course, if you desire, you may still apply for a separate year of clinical training in the program of your choice followed
by four years of radiology training here. The choice is yours.
- Eliminate the hassle of searching for and the possibility of not matching with a first year of clinical training.
- File just one application with us for all five years of training.
- Do away with the possibility of moving from city to city before your residency begins.
- Have the opportunity to attend radiology conferences and other special radiology events during your clinical year of training.
- Of course, if you desire, you may still apply for a separate year of clinical training in the program of your choice followed
by four years of radiology training here. The choice is yours.
Will I get "hands-on" experience at Einstein?
Absolutely. There are no fellows at Einstein Medical Center with whom the radiology resident must compete for cases. Consequently,
you don’t spend four years waiting to become a fellow; you do the same things as a resident at Einstein that you would as
a fellow elsewhere. In fact, many of our resident graduates report that they were able to get more hands-on experience here
as a resident than they do at many fellowship programs. When you graduate from this program, you should be able to do whatever
is asked of you in radiology, and do it well.
What educational benefits does Einstein offer?
Einstein Medical Center has one of the most generous educational stipend policies of any program in this area. The program
substantially subsidizes the resident’s room and board for the six-week radiology-pathology course at the AFIP in Washington,
DC and pays for the full registration fee. In addition, the program subsidizes each resident’s attendance at the annual meeting
of the Radiologic Society of North America once during their residency. The program also subsidizes each resident’s attendance
at another educational conference, usually a review-type course chosen by the resident, once during the program. This is all
in addition to a book allowance and possible subsidy for expenses at meetings in which the resident may be presenting a paper.
The Chief Resident also is subsidized to attend the American Association of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology (A3CR2)
meeting twice during the program. So, all residents get to attend three conferences or meetings and the chief resident gets
to attend five during the course of the program.
Will I have an opportunity to teach in this program?
We believe strongly that one of the best ways to learn is to teach. Our residents are encouraged to teach others at all levels
of their training and teaching becomes ingrained in our residents. Firstly, residents help teach other residents. In the collegial
atmosphere of this program, fourth-year residents help teach third-year residents who help teach second-year residents and
so on. All residents have an opportunity to teach junior and senior medical students on rotation either in the Medical Center
or with us in the department. All residents have the opportunity to teach student technologists in our own two-year, certificate-based
School of Radiologic Technology. Einstein Medical Center residents graduate with the desire, knowledge and the skills to be
the best teachers.
What role do teaching conferences play in the program?
Teaching conferences play a key role in this program. Residents are not only teachers, they are students as well. There are
conferences every day at least twice a day. In this program, conferences reign supreme. That is to say there is no service
obligation that takes precedence over a resident’s attendance at conference and every resident is expected to and does attend
every conference. All conferences are monitored by a staff radiologist. There are no conferences here that are monitored only
by a resident. Some of the staff-monitored conferences are produced and run by a designated resident so that residents in
this program get the experience of supervising an imaging conference effectively.
Do people in the program get along with each other?
Well, actually the answer is yes. One of the comments we hear back from prospective residents most often is how “happy” the
residents here at Einstein Medical Center seem to them. Their perception is reality. Truthfully, we do have a group of residents
who get along well with each other and who get along well with the staff. We do not believe in humiliating or embarrassing
individuals to motivate them. We believe that everyone, at this level of training, is committed to becoming the best radiologist
s/he can be. Our job is to help bring that out. So the teaching here is supportive and facilitative and the interactions are
hopefully on an adult level. The residents respond positively to this and learning here takes place in an enjoyable environment.
But you be the judge. After your interview, we invite you to call any of our residents to discuss the program and you have
an open invitation to return, if that is geographically feasible, at another time for a day, a half-day or even a few hours
to judge the atmosphere here for yourself.
What about night call?
Yes, there is night call. At Einstein Medical Center, we believe night call can be a learning experience. First-year radiology
residents take no overnight, in-house call. They do participate in “buddy-call” with another resident during the second half
of the first year. Second and beginning third-year residents take the bulk of in-house call. We have a night-float system
which allows call to occur no more frequently than one week in six. For most of the third-year, the resident participates
only in short-call. We believe fourth-year residents should have the opportunity to stay at home and study rather than be
burdened by overnight, in-house call, so fourth-year residents take back-up call from home by beeper one week out of six.
The Program complies with all ACGME standards for off-hours duty.
Do I have to cover other hospitals on-call?
There is only one, out-rotation during the four-year program and that is for three months at St. Christopher’s Hospital for
Children (SCHC), about three miles from the Medical Center. During your rotation at SCHC, you will be incorporated into the
call schedule there. You will not be on the call schedule at Einstein Medical Center. The remainder of the call is done exclusively
here at the Medical Center.
What about getting a fellowship after completing Einstein's radiology residency?
Obtaining a fellowship should not be a problem. Our residents have been 100 percent successful in obtaining excellent fellowship
positions in programs of their choices including, in the recent past, at Massachusetts General Hospital. Wake Forest University,
the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, Brigham and Women’s, Memorial Sloane-Kettering, Montefiore
in New York, Baylor, University of Iowa, Columbia-Presbyterian in New York, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, University
of California-Los Angeles, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia.
What about job opportunities in radiology?
The job market is excellent. A recent survey by the American College of Radiology has shown that over 99 percent of graduating
radiology residents and fellows are fully employed within a few months after the completion of their training. The key to
obtaining a good job is good training. At Einstein Medical Center, you are trained to do everything and to do it accurately,
efficiently and productively. There will always be a premium on radiologists like that in the workforce.
Is Philadelphia a good place to do a radiology residency?
Philadelphia is a wonderful place to do a radiology residency. This is a city with major medical centers, numerous residency
programs and a very active radiologic community. Under the auspices of the Philadelphia Roentgen Ray Society, outstanding,
internationally known speakers are brought to the city each month during the academic year. There are, in addition, numerous
clubs and smaller societies that meet on a monthly basis to share the most interesting cases seen in the City in various subspecialties
such as mammography, interventional radiology, neuroradiology, musculoskeletal radiology and ultrasound. The Pennsylvania
Radiologic Society is also very active in resident affairs and sponsors an annual socioeconomic workshop for residents to
inform them of practice issues as well as an annual weekend meeting in Hershey, PA.
How do I match with Einstein's residency program?
To qualified individuals, Einstein Medical Center offers several possibilities through the Match. Fourth-year medical students
who qualify may choose to incorporate their first year of training in the Medical Center’s Transitional Program with their
four years of training in our Diagnostic Radiology Residency (PGY-1 [T1] track). Or, if you choose, you may seek whatever
first year of training is best for you and apply for admission to our Diagnostic Radiology Program following that year of
training (PGY-2 [T2] track). The match instructions for each type of program are indicated below:
Transitional Residency linked to Diagnostic Radiology Residency Combined Five-Year Program (PGY-1 [T1] track) If you had an interview with both the Radiology Residency Program and the Transitional Residency Program (either on the same day or on different days), and
if you want to match into the five-year combined program, then Rank our Radiology S Program (1631420A0) on your primary list and the Transitional Program (1631999P1) first on your supplemental list. You may have to create a separate supplemental list used only for our radiology program in order to use the 1631999P1 code
as this code can not be attached to any other radiology program. Note that the number for the linked program is 1631999P1
and not 1631999P0.
Radiology Program Alone (PGY-2 [T2] track) If you wish, you may rank the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program (1631420A0) alone.
Transitional Residency Program and Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Not Linked to Each Other (PGY-2 [T2] track) If you do not want your match into the radiology program to be linked to the transitional program, then rank the Radiology S Program (1631420A0) on your primary list and the Transitional Program (1631999P0) on your supplemental list. Note that the number for a separate Transitional Program is 1631999P0 and not 1631999P1.
If you have any questions about the match, please call us at 215-456-7378 and ask for Dr. Herring, or e-mail us at radiology@einstein.edu.
What are your requirements for being accepted into the program?
We consider each application on an individual basis. Therefore, there are no hard-and-fast “cut-off” scores. All applications
must come through ERAS. Applicants should have three letters of recommendation in addition to the Dean’s letter. They should
be the best letters you can possibly obtain and there is no requirement that any of them be from a radiologist or a chairperson.
All positions in this Program are filled through the Match. While the absolute deadline for applications is December 1st of
each year, we strongly recommend that you have your application completed by the time the Dean’s letters are sent out on November
1.
What is the interview process?
Selected applicants are invited to visit Albert Einstein Medical Center for a personal interview. We make every effort for
those who are applying to the combined Transitional/Radiology Program from out of the area to combine the interviews for both
the Transitional Program and the Radiology Residency on the same day, but this is not always possible. Interview invitations
are not offered until after the Dean’s Letter is released on November 1. Interviews invitations are then offered on a rolling
basis through e-mail. Based on past experience. the interview slots fill very quickly. If you receive an invitation, please
follow the instructions about setting up an appointment as quickly as you can. We do not send out interview rejection notices as all interview invitations are on a rolling basis. Once the interview process is completed, and it is time to submit the
rank-order list for the Match, we do not – as a matter of routine – send out “letters of interest” in an effort to influence
how applicants fill out their rank order lists. If you have a question about the status of your application relative to an
interview invitation, contact us at radiology@einstein.edu.
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