Information for Students at Campus Charité Mitte (CCM)

Doing part of your internship in radiology is a good and exciting choice. Radiologists see a wide and diverse range of diseases and interact with clinicians from nearly all specialties every day.  Radiology is also a fascinating option for those interested in physics and technical innovation.

During your four months in radiology, you will acquire sound basic skills in medical imaging for your future practice of medicine – either in radiology or another specialty. An internship in radiology typically consists of several four-week rotations through different imaging services.

At Campus Charité Mitte, core rotations are:

• Chest and skelettal radiology
• Computed tomography of surgical patients
• Computed tomography and radiography of medical patients
• Emergency radiology (computed tomography, radiography, and ultrasound) in ICU and ER patients

Elective rotations include magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and neuroradiology.

Organizational Issues

If radiology is the first part of your internship, please present to Ms Einnahrs following the introductory session. Else, please see Ms Einnahrs at 10:00 am on the first day of your internship rotation in radiology.  You will find her in the main office of the Dept. of Radiology at the Charité’s central campus (Campus Charité Mitte, CCM). The office is located at Luisenstraße 10, 10117 Berlin (Floor 2, Room 023). From Ms Einnahrs, you will get the forms you need to get white coats from the laundry department and keys from the key service as well as information regarding your radiation protection briefing.

Weekday Shifts

Monday through Thursday: 7:30 am – 4:30 pm
Friday: 7:30 am – 4:00 pm

If you wish, you can also participate in late or night shifts.

Education

Scientific sessions with presentations on current research conducted by the different study groups in our department take place on Tuesdays at 7:45 am.

• Tuesdays at 2:30 pm: Formal education sessions covering the entire field of radiology (see our Teaching Curriculum) for students and residents (via Skype).
• Wednesdays at 8:15 am: Interdisciplinary radiology teaching with presentation of interesting cases from emergency radiology (online via TEAMS; code: jaxxjyc).
• Wednesdays at 3:00 pm: Classes for students held by Professor Oestmann (Radiology Demonstration Room in the Dept. of Internal Medicine).
• Fridays at 7:45 am: Case presentations from different areas of radiology – currently via Skype. Your colleagues will help with login.

A variety of clinical conferences enrich radiology training and provide a good overview of interdisciplinary cooperation and the contributions of radiologists.

If you wish to attend a clinical conference, please get in touch with the organizers.

Gastroenterology

• Time: daily at 7:45 am
• Place: via Skype from the MRI Suite
• Contact: MRI Team

Hemato-Oncology

• Time: daily at 8:15 am
• Place: Demonstration Room (Raum der Stifter), Dept. of Internal Medicine
• Contact: Internal Medicine Team

Intensive Care Unit

• Time: Mondays and Thursdays, 11:00 am
• Place: Demonstration Room E 02, Rudolf-Nissen-Haus
• Contact: Prof. Dr. med. M. Dewey

Cardiology

• Time: daily at 8:15 am
• Place: via Skype from the department’s central reading room (“Kern”)
• Contact: Central Reading Room Team

Urology

• Time: Mondays through Thursdays, 3:00 pm and Fridays, 2:00 pm
• Place: Demonstration Room E 02, Rudolf-Nissen-Haus
• Contact: MRI Team

Surgery

• Time: daily at 7:10 am
• Place: Floor 6, Surgical Meeting Room 001, high-rise ward building (Bettenhochhaus)
• Contact: Associate Professor Dr. med. Th. Diekhoff

Self-Study Days

Besides acquiring practical skills during your radiology rotation, you will have enough time for theory. Interns are allowed one day per full 5-day week for self-study, i.e., per week in which you are not absent for other reasons (public holiday, vacation, sick leave). Self-study days can be taken flexibly but should be pre-approved by the supervisor responsible for the service to which you are assigned in the preceding week.

Absentee Policy

If you are sick or absent for any other reason, please notify Ms Förster. During your one-year internship, you are permitted a total of 20 days of unplanned absences. Planned absences must be pre-approved.
Reports of former interns in our department (in German) are available at www.pj-ranking.de. 

We are welcoming you and wish you an enjoyable and instructive internship in our department!

Yours,

Pro f. Dr. med. Bernd Hamm (Chair)
Dr. med. Sarah Maria Böker (Teaching Coordinator, CCM)
Dr. med. Laura Büttner (Coordinator for Internships and Clinical Electives)