UNDERGRADUATE

RAD 104| Radiologic Anatomy (Credit Hours )

This course is given to all Second year medical students, in the second Semester of each Academic Year with a credit of one (1) hour lecture weekly. The students are taught the radiological appearances of the normal structures as displayed by various imaging modalities including Plain Film, Ultrasound, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Isotope Imaging and Angiography.

RAD 361| Diagnostic Radiology  ( Credit Hours   )

This course is given to all Third year medical students, in the first semester of each Academic Year with a credit of one (1) hour lecture weekly. The students are taught the basic imaging principles, radiological techniques, the radiological findings in common diseases and role of various imaging modalities including Plain Film, Ultrasound, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Isotope Imaging and Angiography, in the diagnosis.

 
POSTGRADUATE
The department provides full residency training for the King Saud University (KSU) Fellowship Program in Radiology under the auspices of Saudi Council for Health Specialties (Saudi Board of Radiology). This is four years training program, during which the resident will be exposed to the different imaging modalities, learning to perform all the procedures and hold first responsibility to do emergency cases during on call. After the successful completion of the four years of training and passing the final exam, the candidate will hold the King Saud University fellowship degree.

New applicants / candidates are required to register to the Postgraduate Center and should sit for the Selection Interview to qualify them to enter the Fellowship Program. As part of the requirement, candidates should submit all the necessary credentials and certificates including a release letter from their official sponsors.

The Department also provides on-going program and teaching paramedical students for radiographers and radiology technicians from the Allied Medical College, Ministry of Health, Military Hospital and other hospitals in Riyadh.

Educational Goals and Objectives for the Interventional Radiology Rotation

To provide the radiology resident with sufficient hands on experience and lecture background to enable him to safely perform standard interventional procedures and prepare him for work or fellowship training should he so desire.

Resident Performance Evaluation
• Be able to explain procedure and risks to patients and family and pre-procedural care/preparation.
• Understand contrast agents and be able to select appropriate agent.
• Understand medications appropriate to the subspecialty.
• Develop facility with technique and become facile with catheters and guidewires.
• Perform routine arteriograms.
• Be exposed to alternate access (axillary, translumbar) and perform under supervision.
• Be adept at post intervention care and follow-up.
• Develop and understanding of goals in peripheral and visceral studies. Select appropriate study.
• Be familiar with the anatomy commonly encountered in day to day interventional radiology.
• Be able to correlate the vascular studies with other modalities.
• Understand indications and techniques for various drainage procedures and biopsies under US and CT guidance.
• Understand indications and techniques of all vascular and nonvascular interventions.

Resident Responsibilities
• See patients the day/night before their procedure and chart, check labs and EKG, obtain consent, write pre-procedure notes and place orders.
• See all same day admit patients for workup as above.
• Obtain consent for outpatient procedures and check labs if applicable.
• Residents should arrive and be ready to perform cases by 8:00.
• Check for patient's film jacket and call for old studies if not present.
• Perform procedures with supervision by Fellow/Attending.
• See in-house patients' after all diagnostic procedures for follow up and write note in chart later that same day.
• Complete two angiography teaching files per rotation and review them with an attending