RADA 411 - Clinical Internship I

10 CR

Radiologist assistant clinical internship under the supervision of a board certified radiologist in a diagnostic imaging department facilitating the development and documentation of required clinical competencies.

Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the program.

Course Outcomes

Perform and document successful completion of a minimum of 20% of the mandatory and elective procedures listed below:

Gastrointestinal

Upper GI
Small bowel study
Barium enema

Genitourinary

Cystogram, including a minimum of 10 bladder catheterizations
Hysterosalpingogram (imaging only)
Retrograde urethrogram

Invasive Nonvascular

Arthrogram/joint injection and aspiration (standard, CT, or MR)
Lumbar puncture under fluoroscopic guidance
Nasoenteric and orenteric tube placement or adjustment under fluoroscopic guidance
Paracentesis/thoracentesis with image guidance
Fistulogram/sonogram
Loopogram
Tube injections (cholangiogram, etc.)
Ductogram (galactogram)
Myelogram (standard, CT, or MR)
Breast needle localization

Invasive Vascular

PICC placement
Port injection
Lower extremity venogram (including venipuncture)
Non-tunneled venous catheter central line placement
Venous catheter placement for dialysis

Post-Processing

Routine CT (e.g., 3-D reconstruction, modifications to FOV, slice spacing, or algorithm)
Specialized CT (e.g., cardiac scoring, shunt graft measurements)
MR data analysis (e.g., 3-D reconstructions, MIP, 3-D surface rendering, volume rendering)

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