The Department of Diagnostic Radiology at Bridgeport Hospital offers a four-year residency program. Entry is made through the National Residency Matching Process (NRMP) after appropriate applications are made to the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) from the Association of American Medical Colleges. Bridgeport Hospital is a large community hospital affiliated with Yale University School of Medicine. Residents are exposed to a variety of patients from the community with a wide range of medical needs. Both the inpatient and outpatient population reflect the diseases of the diverse immigrant populations represented in the Greater Bridgeport area. In addition, the hospital serves a large middle and upper-middle class residential community from Fairfield County. The diversity of the patient population ensures that residents experience a wider range of disease entities.
The Training Program
Rotations are scheduled to concentrate on a given discipline and are related to a variety of interdisciplinary conferences with clinical correlation. Emphasis is placed on the importance of "everyday" radiology. During diagnostic rotations, residents participate in daily interpretations of routine radiographic and fluoroscopic examinations. Diagnostic rotations include Nuclear Medicine, Angiography, Computerized Tomography, Ultrasound, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mammography, Neuroradiology as well as other general radiology rotations and two elective months. Residents rotating through the multiple Radiology subspecialty rotations during the day are supervised by Radiology attendings, and all cases are reviewed by a Radiology attending prior to dictating a final report. The residents review their dictations on line, and, after they are reviewed and signed, the dictated reports are sent to the Radiology attendings for final review and approval prior to being finalized in the medical records of patients. When performing procedures, the residents are advised by Radiology attendings. 
STATdx
All residents are provided with access, free of charge, to STATdx as part of their training program. STATdx is a digital, point of care decision support system in radiology intended to help physicians make fast, accurate diagnoses for difficult cases. If you have any questions about this resource, please contact Todd Lane, Chief of Library & Multimedia Services ext. 3615
Click here to access STATdx with your username and password.
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