Program Overview

While virtually all of our residents go on to do fellowships and many end up in academic or other non-community settings, the primary goal of the residency is to enable our trainees to become outstanding board certified radiologists who can function easily in busy and diverse practice settings.

Outstanding patient care is our first priority and is the example we want to set for our trainees. Diverse patient and disease exposure at oncology and transplant rich university and pediatric hospitals, level 1 trauma and community exposure at a large urban county hospital, and large regional veterans hospital experience, is the cornerstone of the educational program with appropriate didactics and other educational resources. There are abundant opportunities for research, professional society and administrative involvement to round out the resident’s education.

Contact

Diagnostic Residency Program Director
Tara Holm, MD
geng0005@umn.edu 

Diagnostic Residency Associate Program Director
Noelle Hoven, MD
ekwoc002@umn.edu

GME Program Administrator
Shari Johnston
sharij@umn.edu
612-625-5589

Application

A complete application via ERAS must include:

  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Dean's letter (MSPE)
  • Personal statement
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Official medical school transcript(s)
  • USMLE (Step I and Step II, if available) or COMPLEX scores
  • Photograph

Application deadline November 1.

Eligibility

To be eligible for appointment, the clinical-base candidate must be:

  • A student in good standing at an American or Canadian medical school approved by the Council of Medical Education of the American Medical Association.
  • A rotating or straight internship approved by the ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education) also meets admission requirements and may be used to satisfy the PGY-1 requirement.
  • Graduates of foreign medical schools must hold an ECFMG or FLEX certificate or possess a license to practice medicine in the United States.
  • A Minnesota medical license is not required for appointment, but each resident should make the necessary arrangements early in their CA-3 year if they anticipate remaining in Minnesota.
  • Applicants with a foreign medical degree should check with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) for information.

Benefits and Information

Stipend and Time Away
  • Trainees are paid an annual stipend
  • Stipend Information
  • Paid Vacation - 4 weeks annually
  • Paid Sick Leave - 2 weeks annually
  • Paid Parental Leave - 6 weeks
Health Benefits
Educational Allowance
  • PGY1: Brant and Helms’ Fundamentals of Diagnostic Radiology
  • PGY2-4: Educational allowance of $2,500 for residents in good standing
  • PGY2-4: Access to online textbooks, reviews, STATdx and RADPrimer
  • PGY5: Access to online textbooks, reviews, STATdx
Additional Benefits
  • Professional Liability Insurance
  • Paid travel expenses and meeting fees for one research presentation per resident