Welcome to the Diagnostic Radiology educational program for Medical Students at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. The Department of Radiology strongly emphasizes education and mentoring at every level of training. This site is designed to arm you with the basics about your radiology elective and to help you plan your rotation to maximize your goals. Our goal is that by the end of this rotation you will know how to utilize radiology resources for maximum patient benefit.

We offer two radiology electives:

RA-RA250.03 – Radiology Overview

RA-RA250.07 – Radiology in Practice

Both electives can be 3 or 4 weeks long.
A typical day will include any of the following:

• Reading session
• Procedures
• Conferences
• Teaching files
• Lectures

Subspecialty areas include:

• Interventional Radiology
• Neuro-interventional Radiology
• Neuroradiology
• Ultrasound
• CT
• Body Imaging
• MRI
• Breast Imaging
• Nuclear Medicine
• Pediatric Imaging
• ER Plain Films
• GI/GU Imaging and Fluoroscopy
• Chest Imaging

During the first week you are required to cover the self-learning module listed below:

Week 1 self-learning module: (suggested schedule)

Monday:       Introduction to Radiology (90 minutes)

Tuesday:      Understanding Contrast (60 minutes)

Wednesday: The Importance of Clinical Information (20 minutes)

Thursday:    Choosing the Appropriate Exam (10-15 minutes)

A note to medical students regarding the Radiology Elective at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

As radiology and molecular imaging gain an increasing role in the diagnosis and treatment of patients, the Department of Radiology recognizes the importance of this elective to all future interns, residents and practitioners. Our electives are often filled to capacity. Therefore, we ask that if you signed up for the radiology electives but cannot attend for any reason, please let our student coordinator know as soon as possible so we can fill any vacancies with another student.

US Medical Students:  are required to register through the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

International Students:  need to contact the visiting student coordinator at the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM).

UCLA is using the Visiting Students Application Service (VSAS) to accept visiting students.

Please visit:
http://medschool.ucla.edu/current-visiting-students

If you need our evaluation and a score, please provide the necessary forms to our coordinator via email.

For questions and inquires, please contact:
Margaret Hardy
Medical Student Coordinator
424-306-4741
mhardy@dhs.lacounty.gov

Department of Radiology
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
1000 West Carson St
Torrance, CA 90505