Residency Overview
The Diagnostic Radiology Residency at Garden City Hospital is one of four sites affililated under the Michigan State University Osteopathci Residency Program in Diagnostic Radiology. Formal didactics include onsite conferences scheduled several times a week. Residents also participate in a weekly day long educational conference on the East Lansing campus. Three months of rotations at MSU are incorporated. An active Visiting Professor program provides additional teaching and an opportunity to meet with many distinguished faculty from nationally prominent institutions. The American College of Radiology Teaching film file is also available for resident use at MSU in addition to each community hospital site.

Radiology facilities at GCH include onsite fixed MRI, 64-slice and large bore CT scanners, and a PACS system. The curriculum is designed to provide comprehensive training in all phases of diagnostic radiology through rotations at GCH and nearby Southgate Radiology. Sub-specialty rotations in Pediatrics, Neuroradiology and Nuclear Medicine are obtained through affiliated institutions. In addition, 6 weeks are spent at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) course in Washington, D.C.

Selection process
Candidates for this program apply to Diagnostic Radiology at Garden City Hospital via ERAS.  Applications are reviewed by the consortium and interviews are held on a single day at Michigan State University.  Completion of a rotation in diagnostic radiology at GCH or a consortium site is helpful but not required.  

Quick Facts
Program duration: 5 years, including OGME1 Preliminary year plus 4 years of residency (OGME-2 through OGME-5)
Approved positions: 10
Current filled positions: 10

Program Director: 
Dennis Vollman, DO

 
Dr. Vollman graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.  He completed internship and residency training in Diagnostic Radiology at Detroit Osteopathic Hospital, with additional training at Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Michigan.  Dr. Vollman has been involved in osteopathic medical education since 1986 and has served as a radiology residency director since 2000.  He is currently the Vice-Chairman of the American Osteopathic Board of Radiology.




For More Information
To learn more about the MSU radiology consortium, click here.
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