Clerkships

The Medical Student Clerkships give medical students a chance to experience different aspects of the radiology department. The duration of the rotation can be from three weeks up to a maximum of six weeks for USC medical students. For non-USC medical students, three to four week rotations are available. The rotation can now be taken for elective credit or selective credit. Below is a list of the different rotations the medical student will be exposed to:

• Chest
• Musculoskeletal
• Vascular
• Neuroradiology
• Computed Tomography
• Gastrointestinal
• Genitourinary
• Pediatrics
• Nuclear Medicine
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging

On the first day of the rotation, medical students must see Norma Sanchez at General Hospital Room 3550 to pick up a schedule and sign-in sheets. A daily sign in sheet requires the signature of the day's attending physician.

Conferences are held daily at the General Hospital, Imaging Science Center, and University Hospital. A valuable resource available to students is the teaching files in the Learning Center in the General Hospital Room 4547. At the end of the rotation, the sign-in sheets are collected and students take an exam.

USC Medical Students

Clerkship petitions can be obtained from:

Gina Ayala,
Office of Student Affairs KAM-100D

Please return or fax completed clerkship petitions to:

Nancy Estrada,
Department of Radiology, LAC/USC Imaging Science Center
Fax (323) 224-5118

Petitions MUST BE SUBMITTED AT LEAST 6 WEEKS PRIOR to intended rotation date, otherwise they will not be accepted. A maximum of 10 students total will be allowed to rotate at one time.

Non-USC Medical Students

You must be a fourth year medical student to request the clerkship. Information and application forms can be obtained at our website: http://www.usc.edu/keck (go to “Education” then “Admissions” then “Visiting Student Clerkships”). The application and health clearance forms are available for printing at this site.