University of Florida Program

Radiology-Diagnostic Analyst Verified · Oct 20, 2026

University of Florida Program

University of Florida Program is a residency program specializing in Radiology-Diagnostic, located in Gainesville, Florida, directed by Cooper W. Dean, MD and coordinated by Tara Justice. The program accepts applications through October 20, 2027 and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (352) 265-0438. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

The University of Florida Diagnostic Radiology Residency is a large, academic, tertiary/quaternary program anchored at UF Health Shands Hospital and the Malcolm Randall VA, drawing pathology from a Level 1 trauma center, active transplant program, and comprehensive cancer center. Case volumes far exceed ACGME minimums across all modalities, reflecting a high-throughput training model with early independent read-out responsibility and access to advanced techniques (dual-energy CT, mpMRI, cardiac CT/MRI/PET, elastography). Fellowship placement is central to the program's identity, with a fully funded AIRP rotation, ESIR and Independent IR pathways, an R4 mini-fellowship, and near-universal subspecialty fellowship matriculation (many staying on as UF faculty), while research is actively facilitated through an institutional data repository, dedicated Research Week, and travel funding for abstracts. The program values residents who can absorb high procedural and case volume, engage across a broad range of subspecialty rotations including VA-based training, and pursue either competitive academic fellowship or independent private practice.

Who it fits

An applicant with strong pre-clinical exposure to high-acuity, high-volume academic radiology (trauma, oncology, transplant) who is oriented toward subspecialty fellowship training and has demonstrated interest in research productivity alongside heavy clinical throughput.

Research intensity

Strong - actively encouraged and resourced (dedicated Research Week, data repository, funded conference travel) though not positioned as an explicit physician-scientist track.

Career orientation

Mixed - Fellowship, Academic Medicine

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