The Diagnostic Radiology residency training program at Bridgeport Hospital provides education and training in Diagnostic Radiology that incorporates the ACGME’s core competencies. Goals and objectives have been developed for each rotation to guide the resident through clinical rotations. Emphasis is placed on the importance of "everyday" radiology. Residents participate in daily interpretations of routine radiographic and fluoroscopic examinations. Diagnostic rotations include nuclear medicine, angiography, computed tomography, ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, mammography and neuroradiology, as well as other general and elective radiology rotations.

Residents are involved in daily clinical experience within each subspecialty, including case review with attendings as well as dictation of reports. In addition, residents may be involved in procedures such a fluoroscopic GI/GU studies, vascular and interventional radiology procedures and other image-guided procedures. When performing procedures, the residents are advised by Radiology attendings. The resident/faculty ration is 1.25:1.

Although the majority of the rotations take place at Bridgeport Hospital, residents can expect to spend several rotations at Yale New Haven Hospital for nuclear medicine and pediatric radiology. Residents also attend a four-week elective at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) in Washington, D.C. Senior residents spend a four-week rotation at Advanced Women’s Imaging Center in Trumbull, CT, a private practice, high-volume women’s facility that increases their exposure to mammography.

Residents may also use course time to pursue research interests at either Bridgeport Hospital or Yale New Haven Hospital, as well as to develop additional expertise in subspecialty areas.