Old Dominion University Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a community-based, university-affiliated diagnostic radiology residency (EVMS at Old Dominion University) built around a tight-knit, four-per-year class training across Sentara Norfolk General (Level I trauma, burn center, cardiac program), Bon Secours Maryview, and Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, supported by the region's largest private radiology practice, Medical Center Radiologists. The small class size and high case volume (210,000 annual exams) translate into early procedural autonomy and senior-level responsibilities often reserved for fellows elsewhere, with a structured progression from fixed first-year modality rotations to second-year night-float call and substantial third/fourth-year elective time. Career development is fellowship-oriented, with in-house ESIR, a 16-month nuclear medicine pathway, and dedicated Body and Breast Imaging fellowships, while research is available throughout all four years rather than mandated. The program values residents who thrive in a hands-on, community-hospital apprenticeship model with close one-on-one faculty supervision rather than a large academic bureaucracy.