2023 ACR Medical Student Symposium

Explore the evolving field of radiology!
Jan. 28, 2023 | Virtual

Take part in a one-day virtual experience, where you will hear from a diverse group of speakers on topics including, but not limited to: diagnostic and interventional radiology, the role of radiologists in promoting health equity, and matching into radiology. Throughout the day, you will explore the rapidly evolving field of radiology. 

Event Information

Symposium Agenda
Case Competition Rules


Saturday, Jan. 28

noon–12:20pm | Welcome Address 

Yasha Gupta, MD — Breast Imaging Fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

12:20–12:40pm | Keynote Address — Leadership

Howard B. Fleishon, MD, MMM, FACR — Howard Fleishon is from Philadelphia, PA where he did his medical school and radiology training. He has spent the majority of his career as a clinical radiologist and practice leader in Phoenix, AZ. Dr. Fleishon is now a professor at Emory University. Interests during his career have centered on leadership and management in radiology. He has served in a variety of roles in the College including a past Chair of the Practice Leaders Committee, and Council Speaker. He founded and was the first Chair of the Radiology Advocacy Network. Dr. Fleishon is the immediate past Chair Board of Chancellors and currently proudly serving as ACR President.

12:40–12:50pm | Musculoskeletal

Ankur Garg, MD — Program Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency Associate Professor Director, Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency Assistant Professor of Radiology, Musculoskeletal Section, Northwestern Medicine Feinberg School of Medicine.

12:50–1pm | Pediatric Radiology

Ami Gokli, MD, MSEd — Division Chief of Pediatric Radiology, Staten Island University Hospital; Associate Program Director, Department of Radiology Residency Program; Assistant Professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

1–1:10pm | Breast Imaging

Chloe Chhor, MD — Associate Professor of Radiology and Associate Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program, New York University Grossman School of Medicine.

1:10–1:20pm | Neuroradiology

John Jordan, MD, MPP, FACR — Staff Neuroradiologist, Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center-Torrance; Adjunct Clinical Professor of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine.

1:20–1:30pm | Interventional Radiology 

Neil K. Jain, DO — Integrated Interventional Radiology Resident, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital; Immediate Past Chair, American College of Radiology Medical Student Subcommittee.

1:30–1:40pm | Break

1:40–1:50pm | Abdominal/Body

Amita Kamath, MD, MPH, FSAR — Associate Professor of Diagnostic, Molecular, and Interventional Radiology and Associate Professor of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

1:50–2pm | Being a Competitive Applicant

Jennifer Gould, MD, FACR — Professor of Radiology and Program Director for Diagnostic Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology.

2:05–2:15pm | Nuclear Medicine

Hyewon Hyun, MD — Program Director, Joint Program in Nuclear Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital.

2:15–2:25pm | Radiation Oncology

Hina Saeed, MD —Deputy Director of Radiation Oncology, Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Baptist Health South Florida.

2:25–2:35pm | The Future Of Radiology

Melissa Davis, MD, MBA —Assistant Professor and Vice Chair of Medical Informatics, Department of Radiology, Yale University.

2:35–2:45pm | Twitter and Social Media 

Omer Awan, MD, MPH, CIIP —Professor and Associate Vice Chair of Education, University of Maryland School of Medicine.

2:50–3pm | Diversity and Inclusion in Radiology

Marques Bradshaw, MD, MSCR — Associate Professor of Radiology and Vice Chair Diversity Affairs Department of Radiology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

3–3:10pm | Radiology Teaches

Lindsey M. Negrete, MD — Clinical Assistant Professor, Body and Abdominal Imaging, Stanford Medicine.

3:10–3:20pm | Health Equity

Farouk Dako, MD, MPH — Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine.

3:20–3:30pm | Chest CV

Rydhwana Hossain, MD — Assistant Professor of Radiology, Director of Medical Student Education for Radiology, Assistant Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program Director, University of Maryland School of Medicine.

3:30–4:20pm | Q&A With Speakers 

4:20–4:30pm | Break

4:30–4:50pm | Case Competition 

4:50–5pm | Closing Statements


Case Competition Rules

ACR® Case Competition Rules and Regulations
  • The goal of the case competition is to allow medical students interested in pursuing radiology the opportunity to showcase unique cases which align with a predetermined theme.
  • From the pool of submissions, the top three selected cases will be chosen to be presented during the symposium and awarded prizes for their efforts.
  • For the 2023 ACR Medical Student Symposium, the theme will be Complex Cases in Radiology — Cases where radiology was the determining factor in making a difficult diagnosis. Cases can range from common conditions with an atypical presentation, or unique and rare diagnoses. Special consideration will be given to cases in which radiology played a key role in both diagnosis and management of the patient.

Selection Process
  • Each submitted case will be blinded to authors and institutions prior to review.
  • The cases will be judged based on educational significance, novelty, relevance, imaging quality and overall display.

Submission Guidelines
Each case should be submitted using this form by Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, at 11:59pm. The case should be submitted as a PowerPoint file (.pptx, .ppt).

The case submission should match the following format as closely as possible:
  1. Title Slide (include author first and last names and institutional affiliation)
  2. Brief HPI/Background
  3. Unlabeled Imaging Findings
  4. Labeled Imaging Findings With Short Explanation
  5. Diagnosis/Intervention/Management
  6. Brief Discussion/Clinical Pearls
  7. References (around 2–5)

The case presentation should not exceed seven slides (it should take no more than seven minutes in length to present the entire case if chosen).



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