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Year 1

Induction

There is a comprehensive induction programme during the first two weeks for each StR on joining the scheme. All StRs attend the Bristol Royal Infirmary induction on the first two days of their employment, and then a radiology induction in their second week. They attend Southmead Hospital induction either in September, or in February when they rotate there. Details on the Induction web page.

Teaching

There is a six month physics and anatomy teaching programme covering the FRCR I syllabus from September until March each year, followed by a four month Emergency Radiology programme from April until July.
Within the first 3 months of the rotations the first year trainees are booked onto a London based A&E plain film reporting course and in teh second six months a chest x-ray reporting study day. This training is fully funded by the Deanery.

Exams

Part I of the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists is taken in March each year. From 2010 onwards it includes the radiological anatomy syllabus and the Radiology physics syllabus.

Rotations

The majority of the StRs spend six months at either UHBristol or North Bristol Trust (Southmead and Frenchay hospitals), and one StR is based in each of RUH Bath and Weston General Hospital. Everyone swops over for the second six months.

The first three months are spent rotating through the radiology department spending some time gaining practical each of the main imaging modalities :

  • Fluoroscopy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Computed Tomography
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Ultrasound
  • Plain Film Imaging

The physics tutorials are deliberately co-timetabled with this clinical experience, so that the basic science correlates with clinical experience. This integrates knowledge and facilitates learning.

During this time, there will also be intensive teaching in acute radiology, principally CT, enabling the trainees to have a more active role within the radiology departments from the second year onwards.

In the subsequent nine months the StRs start a cycle of three months attachments covering the 6 modules of the FRCR II exam, The modular rotation is continued and completed in the second year:

  • Chest (Cardiac and Lung)
  • Genito-Urinary
  • Gastro-Intestinal
  • Musculo-Skeletal
  • Paediatrics
  • Neurology

Targets for the Year

There are strict targets which must be achieved if an StR is to pass seamlessly through their ARCP (Annual Review of Competence Progression) into the next year. These are specified in the RCR Curriculum, and can be found in the 'WBA, e-portfolio and ARCP menu on the left. The targets include Radiological Competencies, Generic Competencies, DOPS and Mini-IPX. The main exception from the minimum standards is that we expect each StR to complete a minimum of two mini-IPX and two DOPs every three months during modular training. In practice it is anticipated that most StRs will complete more than two of each.

On Call

First year StRs do not do on call duties. At present it is expected that they may join the on call rota at their hospital during their second year, and definitely at the start of their third year.