University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

UT Southwestern's Diagnostic Radiology Residency is a large, academically anchored program (10 positions/year) built around Parkland Health & Hospital System, a high-volume safety-net tertiary hospital that provides two-thirds of training, supplemented by Clements University Hospital and Children's Medical Center for tertiary/pediatric complexity. The program is distinguished by early independent overnight call, four elective specialty tracks (Resident Scholars, QIRT, CERT, I2BIT) offering protected academic time and mentorship, and a distinct NIH T32-funded five-year Clinician-Scientist Track with 18+ months of dedicated research and access to the Advanced Imaging Research Center's extensive imaging physics and molecular imaging infrastructure. Scholarly activity is a required component of training for all residents, and the department supports dual pathways such as Early Specialization in Interventional Radiology and a 16-month Nuclear Radiology pathway, reflecting a structure built to produce graduates for both academic medicine and community/private practice. The program values residents who can function with progressive clinical autonomy in a high-acuity, high-volume safety-net environment while also engaging meaningfully in a self-directed scholarly or quality/education/informatics project.