Emory University School of Medicine

Each year, new Chief Residents for our Diagnostic Radiology Residency are selected using a vote of the faculty and residents. Although there are no specific criteria, prior participation in residency program activities and leadership qualities are typical attributes. Once selected as Chief Residents, they take on numerous duties that include coordinating various resident activities, such as the call schedule and the rotation schedule, plus serving as a liaison between the faculty and residents on a variety of issues. Success as a Chief Resident requires the ability to balance being a peer to and a supervisor for the residents. In addition, these Chief Residents are members of the Residency and the Resident Selection Committees.

Over the last year, Chief Residents Sarah Erickson, MD, Dan Karolyi, MD, PhD and Milan Mehta, MD have contributed a great deal to the success of our program. They have helped innumerable residents and faculty, including myself, in countless ways. As they move toward the end of their residency here at Emory, three new chief residents have been selected to lead our program: Michael Naumann MD, William Slater, MD and David Wicker, MD. On behalf of Deborah Baumgarten, MD, MPH, and Bruce Baumgartner, MD, I want to say thank you and congratulations to all of them.

                                                                                                                - Mark Mullins, MD, PhD
                                                                                                                  Vice Chair of Education
                                                                                                                  Director of Radiology Residency Program