Clinical Radiology Training Requirements – Phase 2

Phase 2 Training Requirements

Attachments

Trainees must complete attachments for nuclear medicine, breast, obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatrics and procedural radiology.

Experiential Training Requirements

Trainees should demonstrate progress toward completing all ETRs.

It is recommended (not mandatory) that trainees have completed the following by the end of Phase 2:

  • 4 000 CT studies (5 000 to be completed by the end of Phase 3)
  • 400 MRI studies (750 to be completed by the end of Phase 3)
  • 8 000 plain (general) x-rays (10 000 to be completed by the end of Phase 3) 

Online Learning

Australian Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Maori Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety Course.

For more information, please click here, or refer to Section Five: Structured Learning Experiences in the Clinical Radiology Training Program Handbook.

Reporting Assessment

During Phase 2, trainees must complete 20 imaging interpretation and reporting sessions per six-month period.

Performed Ultrasound Assessment

Trainees should demonstrate progress toward competence on performing paediatric and obstetric and gynaecology ultrasounds.

Fluoroscopic Procedures Assessment

Trainees should demonstrate progress toward competence on performing fluoroscopic procedures.

Procedural Radiology Assessment

Trainees should demonstrate progress toward procedural radiology procedures across four categories demonstrating progress toward Level 4 by the end of Phase 3.

Clinical Radiology/Multidisciplinary Meeting Assessment

Clinical Radiology/Multidisciplinary meeting involvement demonstrating progress toward Level 4 by the end of Phase 3.

For more information, please refer to Section Six: Work-Based Assessment in the Clinical Radiology Training Program Handbook.

DoT Review every 6 months.

One MSF assessment.

Trainees must complete the Trainee Assessment of Training Sites (TATS) every six months.

For more information, please refer to Section Seven: Monitoring and Review in the Clinical Radiology Training Program Handbook.

Two CATs must be completed during Phase 2.

Trainees should progress toward completing their research project and oral presentation.

Online Learning

  • Basic Radiology Research Methods Course

For more information, please refer to Section Nine: Research in the Clinical Radiology Training Program Handbook.

The Phase 2 written examinations consist of the:

  • Pathology Examination (three hours duration)
  • Clinical Radiology Examination
    • MCQ (2 hours duration)
    • Case Reporting Examination (three hours duration).

Both Written Examinations must be successfully completed for trainees to be eligible to sit for the Objective Structured Clinical Examination in Radiology (OSCER).

For more information, please refer to Section Eight: Examinations in the Clinical Radiology Training Program Handbook.

Trainees may present for portfolio review by the Local Governance Committee (LGC) after a minimum of 48 months of accredited training.

For more information, please refer to Section Eleven: Trainee Progression in the Clinical Radiology Training Program Handbook.