Residency

Our primary clinical site is Boston Medical Center (BMC), the principal teaching hospital of the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, located in downtown Boston. BMC is the largest and busiest Level I Trauma Center in the city, serving a diverse adult and pediatric population. The hospital provides comprehensive primary and specialty care across all medical and surgical disciplines, including pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology. Its robust clinical departments have established BMC as a tertiary care center recognized regionally, nationally, and internationally for excellence in patient care, education, and research.

BMC’s guiding motto—“Exceptional care, without exception”—reflects our unwavering commitment to providing outstanding care to all patients, regardless of background or circumstance.

The integrated Boston Veterans Administration Medical Center (BVAMC) offers complementary training experiences at two campuses: Jamaica Plain (outpatient) and West Roxbury (inpatient). These sites broaden residents’ clinical exposure and enhance their understanding of radiology practice across different healthcare settings.

We recruit nine Diagnostic Radiology residents and one Integrated Interventional Radiology resident per year. Our residents benefit from intensive, personalized education that includes:

  • One-on-one supervision and teaching by dedicated faculty radiologists

  • Didactic lectures and case conferences integrated into the daily schedule

  • Opportunities for scholarly activity, including research and quality improvement projects

The academic curriculum is designed to balance rigorous formal instruction with a progressive and well-structured clinical rotation schedule.

Each year, two fourth-year Chief Residents are selected to provide leadership within the program and represent the department at the American Association of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology (A3CR2) annual meeting.

Our combined BMC/Veterans Affairs faculty includes more than 40 radiologists dedicated to resident education and mentorship. BMC offers one-year fellowships in Abdominal Imaging, Breast Imaging, Neuroradiology, and Musculoskeletal Imaging. With relatively few fellows in the department, we maintain a resident-centered training environment that prioritizes education, hands-on learning, and professional growth.