Lehigh Valley Health Network Program

Program Identity & Fit

LVHN's Diagnostic Radiology Residency is a new, community-based program explicitly organized around producing radiologists for independent practice in community settings, not academic subspecialization, with a stated mission to address the radiologist shortage in Pennsylvania. Training occurs almost entirely at LVH-Cedar Crest, a 981-bed Level I trauma, transplant and comprehensive stroke tertiary center, supplemented by LVH-Muhlenberg for interventional radiology and community-radiology electives such as teleradiology and mobile mammography outreach. The curriculum is structured for progressive independence (culminating in evening independent call from PGY2 onward), individualized study plans, one-resident-per-rotation mentorship, and a planned early-specialization IR track starting 2027, reflecting emphasis on graduated autonomy and personalized faculty mentorship rather than heavy research output. Research is available through NORI and elective time but is not positioned as a defining feature; the program instead values adaptability, resource management, and interdisciplinary collaboration suited to community practice.