Carolynn M DeBenedectis
Associate Professor of Radiology & Program Director
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Dr. Carolynn DeBenedectis is an associate professor of Radiology at the UMass Chan Medical School. She fellowship trained Women’s Imager who specializes in breast imaging. In addition to her clinical work she serves as the Radiology Residency Program Director and Vice Chair for Education. Dr. DeBenedectis has developed the first training program in the country to teach and evaluate radiology residents’ communication skills through simulation. Her training program is now part of the American College of Radiology’s official communication skills curriculum for residents. Dr. DeBenedectis is also the co-chair of the APDR Diversity Committee and has published numerous papers and led numerous initiatives to increase the number of women and underrepresented minorities in radiology. She has contributed to the creation of the APDR diversity and inclusion curriculum for residents, and most recently was awarded the Jerome Arndt Grant to create a health care disparities curriculum for radiology residents. The HCD curriculum is currently being piloted at over 40 radiology training programs