The aim of the school is to provide top quality training in radiology throughout Yorkshire and the Humber. The school encompasses three training schemes of differing sizes, all of which aim to train to the highest standards. In addition to the overview of each scheme provided on this page, all have their own web pages, accessible via links from this site. I would encourage you to explore these pages, and if you would like to find out more about any of our training schemes, please contact the appropriate Training Programme Director.
Although our three training schemes are all fully equipped to train new starters to consultant level, there are also shared training opportunities within the school, and trainees requiring specialist experience unavailable in their own scheme are encouraged to obtain it elsewhere within Yorkshire and the Humber. Links between the three training schemes are also strengthened by an annual school conference and training days attended by trainees from all three centres.
I hope that exploring our website will encourage you to find out more about radiology training in Yorkshire and The Humber. If you do decide to apply here, and are successful, you can be assured of top quality training and a very warm welcome.
Dr Jai Patel
Head of The Yorkshire and Humber School of Radiology
The smallest programme, with around twenty trainees, based in and around Hull and York in North and East Yorkshire. This programme provides excellent pastoral care for trainees with lots of direct hands on experience provided by a highly motivated consultant body. There are good sub-speciality training opportunities in the later years especially in head and neck and interventional radiology. There is a thriving academic department of radiology.
The largest of the three training programmes, based mainly in West Yorkshire, with 70 trainees. During the first three years of training, trainees have both formal and practical training in the radiology academy (one of only three such modern DoH funded training facilities in the UK) in conjunction with clinical experience throughout West Yorkshire. Sub-speciality training opportunities are available in nuclear medicine, MSK, oncology, neuroradiology, interventional radiology, paediatrics and GI radiology.
A medium sized training programme, based mainly in South Yorkshire and North Derbyshire, with over 35 trainees. The programme provides very structured training for the first three years with excellent supervision and hands on experience supported by a supportive consultant body. The programme enjoys the proximity of a thriving academic department of radiology with encouragement to become involved in radiological research and audit at an early stage. This programme has received support for funded Academic Clinical Fellowship and Academic Clinical Lectureship (ACF and ACL) posts. There are opportunities for sub-speciality training in several specialities including vascular, paediatric, neuroradiology and radionuclide imaging.