The Aultman/Mercy/NEOUCOM/P Radiology Residency Program is based in Canton's two largest hospitals, Aultman Hospital and Mercy Medical Center (MMC), and is affiiated with Akron Children's Hospital. It is a fully accredited, four-year training program.
An Ideal Environment for Training
The combined capacity of Aultman Hospital, Mercy Medical Center and Akron Children's Hospital is 1,480 beds. These hospitals serve a multiple-county referral area in Northeastern Ohio, providing residents wtih exposure to a wide range of medical conditions. Excellent teachng facilities and state-of-the-art imaging instrumentation provide an ideal environment for graduate medical education at all three hospitals.
State-of-the-Art Technology
Advanced technology available at the affiliated institutions includes:
Digital Chest Radiographic Unit (flat panel detector)
4 - 1.5 MRI's
GE Innova Special Procedures Suite (flat panel detector)
8 Acuson Sequoia Ultrasound Units
7 - Multislice CT including GE VCT (64 slice)
Integrated Merge - RIS/PACS
Tera Recon Workstation
ISG-3D Workstation
4 GE DMR/DMR+ Mammographic Units
2 Lorad Selenia Digital Mammographic Units (flat panel detectors)
8 Multihead Gamma Cameras
Lorad Prone Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Table
OEC Mini View 6800 C-Arm
Bone Density GEMS Lunar
Hand Mammotome Vacuum Assisted Breast Biopsy Device for use on stereo table
Philips In-House PET/CT Scanner
Annual Radiology Procedures
Aultman Hospital: 221,203
Mercy Medical Center: 194,939
Akron Children's Hospital: 66,328
Knowledgeable Radiologists Committed to Education
Thirty-five full-time diagnostic radiologists (including four ABR Board Examiners) and two radiation biophyicists participate in our Radiology Residency Program in Canton. These physicians are committed to the advancement of radiology education and the radiology specialty. Our staff have faculty appointments at NEOUCOM and are all board certified. Most radiologists have interest in subspecialty areas and have passed special competency exams in these areas. Others are involved in professional medical and radiology organizations at the local, state and national levels.
A Challenging Training Schedule
The post-graduate training in Diagnostic Radiology is arranged in an integrated fashion to take advantage of strengths of the faculty and practice patterns at each of the supporting hospitals. Four months of instruction are conducted at Akron Children's Hospital. In addtion, each resident attends a four-week training course a the Armed Forces Institutute of Pathology in Washington, D.C. Research is encouraged. Residents participate in faculty-guided clinical research and learn to prepare manuscripts for publication. Annual Resident Research Days are sponsored by Aultman Hospital.
The Diagnostic Radiology curriculum is carefully desgined to give a balanced and orderly pattern of instruction throughout the four years of training. Daily intradepartmental lectures or conferences supplement the scheduled curriculum. The format of the conferences is varied and includes didactic core lecture presentations, faculty-run interesting case conferences, resident/staff-moderated hot-seat conferences, subspecialty conferences and journal club presentations. Other local or regional lectures provide additional learning opportunities. There are four positions available in the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program each year.