ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FELLOWSHIP TRAINING IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

  1. STAFF / PERSONEL
  2. The head and all members of the Radiology staff should be fellows of good standing of the Philippine College of Radiology
  3. The total number of active medical staff of the Vascular and Interventional Radiology section should be composed of at least one (1) PSVIR fellow in good standing
  4. The head and medical staff of the different subspecialty sections (ultrasound, CT scan, MRI, Interventional Radiology, Radiation Oncology) should be a fellow of good standing of the respective subspecialty societies
  5. The medical staff may be active, part time, visiting, or contractual\
  6. All the radiation technologists should be licensed by the Philippine Regulations Commission (PRC)
  7. FELLOWSHIP TRAINING
  8. There should be at least one year training program which must comply with the minimum basic requirements prescribed by the PSVIR
  9. Logbook of Conferences
  10. Didactic lectures of consultants, one per quarter
  11. Case discussion / presentation by the fellow under the supervision of a consultant, one per month
  12. Quarterly scientific meetings
  13. Cases in the section of Interventional Radiology
  14. Library
  15. Required textbooks
  16. Image-Guided Intervention by Mauro et al
  17. Interventional Radiology by Wilfredo Castaneda, Zuniga, SM tadavarty
  18. Abram’s Interventional Radiology by S. Baum, MJ Pentecost
  19. Journal of Vascular & Interventional Radiology
  20. Internet access
  21. Teaching files (compilation of at least 200 interesting cases)
  22. Workshops
  23. At least an updated basic life support training during the 1st and 3rd year of residency
  24. Attendance to the research workshops of PCR
  25. At least one (1) research paper per fellow completed and presented / published during the training program
  26. TRAINING CENTER
  27. Must be a tertiary hospital with at least 200 beds duly recognized by the Bureau of Hospital Licensing of the Department of Health and Philhealth
  28. The Radiology Department must have a valid license to operate from the Bureau of Health Devices & Technology (BHDT) of the Department of Health
  29. Must comply with basic minimum requirements of the PCR for Diagnostic Radiology Residency Training
  30. EQUIPMENT & PHYSICAL PLANT
  31. X-ray
  32. At least two (2) functioning general diagnostic units (one general diagnostic radiography, one fluoroscopic) with at least one (1) 500mA equipped with overhead fluoroscopy
  33. One (1) functioning portable x-ray unit with at least 100 mA
  34. Ultrasound
  35. At least (1) functioning stationary ultrasound unit with the following capabilities:
  36. Linear or convex (3.5 – 5 MHz)
  37. Small part probe (7.5 MHz)
  38. Color Doppler
  39. Endocavitary probe (7MHz)
  40. Computed Tomography
  41. At least one (1) functioning CT scanner
  42. Emergency Cart in each section of the Department of Radiology
  43. Protective / Monitoring Device
  44. Lead apron
  45. Lead gloves
  46. Thyroid shield
  47. Gonadal shield
  48. Personal radiation monitoring device (film bandage, TLD) with proper record of exposure
  49. Quality Assurance & Quality Control Program
  50. Defined by Bureau of Health Devices & Technology (BHDT) of the Department of Health
  51. Others
  52. Desktop / laptop
  53. High resolution digital camera
  54. Accessible LCD projector
  55. WORKLOAD (for Interventional Radiology to follow)
  56. Radiology department must perform at least:
  57. 6000 routine diagnostic radiology examinations per year
  58. 1,500 special diagnostic radiology examinations per year
  59. At least 250 ultrasound cases per month
  60. Upper abdomen (liver, GB, pancreas, spleen, adrenals) / Urinary tract (kidneys, ureters, UB, prostate, transrectral, renal graft, etc) 50%
  61. Obstetric (1st trimester, TVS, congenital anomaly screening, BPS, etc) / Gynecology (trasabdominal, TVS, transrectal, etc) 30%
  62. Small parts (thyroid, breast, scrota, orbits, etc)14%
  63. Vascular (including Doppler, etc)2%
  64. Neurosonology, MSK, chest2%
  65. Others2%
  66. CT scan and MRI cases as prescribed in the Residents’ Handbook

For those applying for accreditation, a letter of request for accreditation is addressed to the secretary of the PSVIR

NOTE: In cases of equipment breakdown for extended period of time, a memorandum of agreement may be undertaken only under the following conditions:

  1. The institution with whom a memorandum of agreement is undertaken is also an accredited tertiary training institution that is complying with all the PCR requirements
  2. The MOA is valid only for one year during which time, the equipment should have been repaired or replaced