Medical Student Experiences
The Department of Radiology is committed to the educational experience of medical students. We believe that radiology spans across all medical fields of study and adds depth to any specialty. We attempt to broaden our students' knowledge in order to mold superior physicians of the future.
Fourth-year medical students are provided a myriad of opportunities when it comes to Radiology. We offer Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology electives, individual and research studies, away and international rotations, and a Pediatric Radiology rotation at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
Please feel free to reach out to Alexis Reynolds, our Medical Student Education Manager, with any questions.
Our Diagnostic Radiology experience has been designed to include all radiology subspecialties. During a four-week rotation, students will have the ability to see radiology through the eyes of a specialist while working with faculty and residents. The sections of focus include musculoskeletal, neuroradiology, abdominal, breast, chest, interventional, ultrasound and nuclear medicine. Medical students will have the chance to view the daily activities in the reading rooms in addition to patient care areas. Our students receive daily didactic lectures and case presentations from specialty trained faculty and residents. Students further advance their radiology education by producing a case report and presenting it to the faculty, residents and other students on rotation.
You can review a sample syllabus (subject to change based on the needs of our clinical environment).
The interventional radiology four-week rotation is clinically-based and focused on patient care and teamwork. Participation is a must in the daily procedures, work-up of consults, pre- and post-procedural patient care, and inpatient rounding when appropriate. Experience consists of five full days in the interventional radiology lab during the week.
Students can review a sample syllabus (subject to change based on the needs of our clinical environment).
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, in conjunction with Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH), offers a rotation for students interested in pediatric radiology. This four-week rotation exposes students to a variety of departmental sections while maintaining a focus on children and young adults.
Feel free to reach out to Catherine Wagy at Catherine.Wagy@nationwidechildrens.org to discuss availability and NCH next steps.
Ohio State students interested in a shadowing experience with one of our specialty trained faculty should complete the following survey.
Visiting medical students
The Department of Radiology welcomes visiting students. For more detailed information, please visit The Ohio State University College of Medicine visiting students page.
Osteopathic & Allopathic students (United States)
The Ohio State University accepts applications via the Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS) offered by the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC). Please visit the VSAS website for more information regarding application requirements, catalog search and contact information.
Underrepresented in Medicine scholarships
In addition to the Office of Diversity and Inclusion Inclusive Excellence Visiting Student Scholarship, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Department of Radiology invites fourth-year medical students to apply for our Visiting Student Scholarship Program. The program is open to all and is intended for students with a special interest in advancing the needs of populations who are historically underrepresented in medicine or students with special interest in expanding diversity, equity, accessibility, inclusion and belonging within the field of radiology and its subspecialties. Please note, this program offers only Radiology experiences.
A $2,000 scholarship is available for one Diagnostic Radiology applicant and one Interventional Radiology applicant. If selected, half ($1,000) of the scholarship will be made available prior to your start date with the other half made available after the successful completion of your Radiology experience. This scholarship is intended to help defray the cost of travel and lodging for your in-person experience. (Note the OSU Department of Radiology is not responsible for making any of these arrangements.)
Eligibility for Department of Radiology scholarship for students:
- Applicants must have applied for a visiting student experience through the College of Medicine VSLO platform.
- Applicants must simultaneously apply for a scholarship through the Office of Diversity and Inclusion to be considered for a Department of Radiology visiting student scholarship. Letters of recommendation can be used for both applications.
- Applicants must be in good academic standing and must have completed all core clinical clerkships with passing grades by the start of the OSU rotation.
- The program is open to all and is intended for students with a special interest in advancing the needs of populations who are historically underrepresented in medicine or students with special interest in expanding diversity, equity, accessibility, inclusion and belonging within the field of radiology and its subspecialties.
A completed Department of Radiology application includes:
- Visiting Student Elective Scholarship Program online application.
- To be emailed separately to Alexis Reynolds at Alexis.Reynolds@osumc.edu:
- Most current Curriculum Vitae (remember to include relevant distinctions, e.g. honors or high pass)
- Letter of Recommendation from Radiology faculty member OR Clerkship Director AND home institution Assistant or Associate Dean.
- Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Application deadline: Sunday, March 2, 2025.
Selected recipients will be notified by Sunday, March 30, 2025.
Note as the Department of Radiology’s clinical needs change, locations, faculty availability, and didactic lecture times may change or be unavailable during your visiting student experience. We will do our best to notify you of these changes in a timely manner.
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