UCSF Radiology CORE Review 2026

UCSF Radiology CORE Review is organized by UCSF Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging and will be held from Apr 27 - May 01, 2026.

Description:
This course will review the fundamentals of the major organ systems and corresponding imaging modalities (CT/ MR/ US/ X-rays, mammography, nuclear medicine).

The course will consist of case-based, in-depth sessions on diseases of the major organ systems; as well as shorter focused lectures on physics, rad safety, cardiac, nuclear medicine and interventional procedures that are relevant to the general radiologist and radiologist-in-training.

The course will include a 90-minute session with multiple-choice questions on Non-Interpretive Skills relevant to radiology trainees.

To facilitate learning, all lectures will include rapid-fire cases and/or multiple-choice questions (MCQ), as well as “MCQ Galore” sessions that emphasize basic radiology principles in a fast-paced, question format that will be of clinical value to the radiologist on-call and in-training.

Objectives
As a result of the education, I intend to:

1. Identify imaging fundamentals of each of the radiology sub-specialties (organ systems);
2. Prescribe the appropriate utilization of imaging modalities (CT, MR, US, PET, Mammography) for different medical conditions;
3. Implement the appropriate imaging protocols for routine clinical presentations;
4. Recognize indications and markers for interventional procedures, as well as assessment of outcomes;
5. Apply classifications of pathophysiological mechanisms underlying human disease to facilitate differential diagnosis;
6. Refine imaging criteria to optimize image quality/findings and improve diagnostic interpretation.

Course Format

• Five full-day sessions Monday thru Friday, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Pacific Time (mid-day break).
• Major subspecialties/organ systems will be covered in ten half-day sessions (GI, GU, Chest, Breast, Peds, Neuro, US ObGyn, Nuc Med, IR, MSK).
• Sessions will include didactic lectures, rapid-fire cases and multiple-choice questions.
• Modalities will include CT, MR, US, Breast and NucMed; as well as essentials for Rad Safety and IR.
• Non-Interpretive Skills 90-minute review with 100 multiple-choice questions.
• 50 UCSF faculty speakers from all radiology subspecialties.
• ?Online lecture review (recordings) for live course registrants, for 30 days following.