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Time Frame. Becoming a radiologist requires four years at the undergraduate level, two years in medical school classrooms and labs and two more in rotation in a hospital. A five-year residence in radiology is also required. Overall, it takes about 13 years of training to become a radiologist. While 13 years may seem like an enormous commitment to make, the benefits are worth the effort. First, radiology pays well. On average, radiologists earn around $350,000 per year.
The program must be approved for training in diagnostic radiology by the Residency Review Committee (RRC) for diagnostic radiology of the ACGME, or by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). A minimum of four months of the four-year diagnostic radiology training program must be spent in nuclear medicine. 2  A minimum of three months must be spent in mammography/breast imaging. 3  No more than 16 months may be spent in any one subspecialty or in research.