1. “TOTALLY RAD” Radiology Skills Workshop for Medical Students
American College of Radiology’s
Commission for Women and Diversity
&
Medical Education & Student Outreach (MESO) Team

2. Timeframe: 1 ½ - 2 Hours Ideally, 2 spaces needed:
Classroom for Food & Beverages, Presentations
Large open space for 3-6 Stations

3. First minutes:
Provide refreshments.
Show short video about Radiology.
Volunteer Physician Leaders speak & answer questions.
If available, allow former PIER* Scholars to speak about their experience.
*Pipeline Initiative for the Enrichment of Radiology

4. 1-1 ½ Hours: Hands-on Demonstrations Students Rotate in Groups Among Stations
INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES:
“Angio Sam”: Catheterization
“Filtering Fran”: IVC Filter Placement/Retrieval
ULTRASOUND-GUIDED PROCEDURES:
Biopsies & Aspirations using homemade phantoms
Other Options: Body Scanning; Doppler Flow Studies

5. Additional Stations RADIATION ONCOLOGY PACS STATION:
MIM Software:
Radiation Treatment Planning
RADIOLOGY TEACHES: Education on Appropriate Imaging using ACR Select Clinical Decision Support
PACS STATION:
Display images in various modalities.

6. Need Radiology/Radiation Oncology Volunteer at Each Station

8. Allow time for questions.

9. Get Contact Info from all & Follow Up with Prospective Students: Become a Mentor!
Encourage Radiology-minded students to become ACR Members (free)

10. Questions? Contact ACR Staff:
ACR’s Medical Student Outreach-General information
Joan Lynch
Angelica Vergel de Dios
ACR PIER Program
(Pipeline Initiative through ACR’s Commission for Women & Diversity)
Jan Cox
Radiology Teaches
(Education for ALL med students re: Appropriate Imaging)
Michele Huneke