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Radiology Interest Group - University of Saskatchewan: September 2010

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Tuesday, September 14, 2010. Welcome to the Radiology Interest Group Website! Greetings fellow medical students! We are proud to announce the launch of the Radiology Interest Group (RIG) website! To the right are a few links to helpful resources addressing radiology as a potential career choice as well as resources providing additional information for self-directed learning towards interpretation of imaging modalities. Stay tuned for much more with regards to upcoming events and additions to this site!

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Radiology Interest Group - University of Saskatchewan: Internet Resources

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A great Canadian general resource for students interested in Radiology and also for residents as well. There is information on individual programs, program directors, a forum and even podcasts. Premed101.com - Diagnostics Forum. The famous Canadian premed forum. There are some great posts on radiology, elective advice, etc. Has some great posts about radiology education, training, jobs and more. Amazing online voice-over learning tutorials for Harvard Medical School. Canadian Association of Radiologists.

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Radiology Interest Group - University of Saskatchewan: October 2010

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010. Another big thanks to everyone who submitted paragraphs for the various positions on the RIG Executive. We had only a few positions and many exceptional applicants so unfortunately we could not find a place for everyone. However, the RIG is still in its infancy and there will be new positions created as required so we encourage you to stay involved with the RIG happenings and attend our events! Your friendly neighbourhood RIG Exec. Posted by James Huynh. James Huynh, James Zheng.

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Radiology Interest Group - University of Saskatchewan: RIG Goals

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We have a few modest goals we hope to achieve with this group:. To raise awareness of the opportunities available within a career in diagnostic imaging. Announcement of the various happenings within the RIG, upcoming events, links to interesting articles relevant to radiology and diagnostic imaging. Provide students interested in radiology with helpful information and tools to assist them in their residency application process including a growing Radiology Elective Database. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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Radiology Interest Group - University of Saskatchewan: February 2011

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Monday, February 14, 2011. Sorry it's been a while since the last post. I think alot of us are just getting used to starting JURSI and making the big adjustment. We'll try and get some posts up in the coming weeks as many of us approach our first block of Radiology electives. Anyways. Just a quick reminder that the Radiology Interest Group is proud to present a career dialogues session on Thursday, March 3 for Radiology. Here's the info:. With Dr. D. Leswick. When: 1230 PM, March 3, 2011.

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Radiology Interest Group - University of Saskatchewan

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Monday, November 8, 2010. ABC's of reading a chest X-ray. Hey everyone, here's a little ABC mnemonic that I use for reading a chest. It;s good help if you ever get grilled in clinical about reading an xray or for an osce station. Note - before doing this, always first go through the initial steps. i.e. - patient name, date, view, rotation, # of ribs on inspiration, spinous processes visible). A = Airway (midline, patent). B = Bones (fractures, lytic lesions). D = Diaphragm (flat or elevated hemidiaphragm?

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Radiology Interest Group - University of Saskatchewan: Firsts!

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010. Another big thanks to everyone who submitted paragraphs for the various positions on the RIG Executive. We had only a few positions and many exceptional applicants so unfortunately we could not find a place for everyone. However, the RIG is still in its infancy and there will be new positions created as required so we encourage you to stay involved with the RIG happenings and attend our events! Your friendly neighbourhood RIG Exec. Posted by James Huynh. James Huynh, James Zheng.

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Radiology Interest Group - University of Saskatchewan: New Resources!

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Monday, November 8, 2010. Hey fellow RIGer's,. Just wanted to share some more of the online resources I found. Check out the new links to the CAR, RSNA and MIRC teaching file on the "Internet Resources" tab above. I have also received quite a few requests for notes and the powerpoints from the lecture series. Dave (EMIG) and I are currently compiling our notes and the presentations from our presenters and will have them all posted here as we received them. Thanks for all the great feedback!

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Radiology Interest Group - University of Saskatchewan

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Monday, November 1, 2010. Just another reminder, that on Tuesday this week we will be continuing our Medical Imaging Lecture series. This week will be our second lecture - Abdominal X-RAYS. With Dr. Olszynski (Emergency Medicine). Same time and place,. There has also been a change for our third lecture, which has been pushed back 1 week due to scheduling conflicts. So here's the info for the remainder of our sessions:. Tuesday Nov 2 - Approach to AXR. Dr Olszynski, Emergency Medicine).

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Radiology Interest Group - University of Saskatchewan: Articles

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A few interesting articles relevant to diagnostic imaging. Note: Many of the older CMAJ articles will require you to have registered with the CMA(J) with the CMA ID number you were assigned before you can view the articles. A prospective cluster-randomized trial to implement the Canadian CT Head Rule in emergency departments". CMAJ Oct 5 2010, Volume 182 (14). The crazy-paving pattern on computed tomography". CMAJ Oct 5 2010, Volume 182 (14). CMAJ Sept 7 2010, Volume 182 (12). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).