MedStar Health Georgetown University Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a university-affiliated academic diagnostic radiology program based at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, offering four categorical DR and two dual DR/IR certificate positions per year within a program that emphasizes broad subspecialty exposure alongside a strong interventional radiology division anchored by a nationally recognized Uterine Fibroid Embolization program. The clinical environment provides substantial procedural autonomy, with residents progressing from no call in PGY-2 to solo diagnostic call coverage with attending backup by senior years, and extensive hands-on ultrasound (transplant, MSK, pediatric) and IR first-assist opportunities. Research is institutionally supported through the MedStar Health Research Institute, which provides dedicated biostatistics support, grant/IRB assistance, and resident research courses, alongside an internal departmental research symposium, though the emphasis is on providing infrastructure rather than mandating a research-heavy track. The program explicitly frames itself as preparing residents for varied outcomes—academic medicine, private practice, or subspecialty fellowship—reflecting a generalist, well-rounded training philosophy rather than a single dominant career pipeline.