Temple University Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

Temple's Diagnostic Radiology residency is a large, longstanding (since 1932) academic program based at Temple University Hospital, a tertiary referral center and safety-net primary provider for urban Philadelphia performing over 275,000 imaging procedures annually. The four-year, 20-resident program emphasizes progressive, subspecialty-driven training across all major sections (including dedicated pediatric radiology blocks at CHOP and St. Christopher's, and interventional/neurointerventional exposure), with mandatory attending review of every resident-interpreted study and a fully digital PACS/voice-recognition environment. Research is encouraged and financially supported (national meeting attendance, presentation funding, dedicated library resources) but not positioned as the program's central identity; instead, the program frames itself as balancing broad interpretative/procedural volume with a collegial, faculty-resident culture suited to diverse post-residency practice paths, including fellowship subspecialization. Distinctive features include funded attendance at the AIRP Radiologic Pathology course and a structured, graduated call system pairing junior residents with seniors.