Radiology Learning Center (RLC)

The Radiology Learning Center was developed as part of the Lucas Center Expansion and opened in July, 2005. RLC is comprised of three distinct spaces; a conference room, a small breakout room and “hotel” space for visiting faculty. The vision for our project was to create a unique educational learning center which will be used to advance radiology education and foster changes in the nature of learning, teaching and learning environments through the intelligent use of technology.

The RLC conference room is located at the entrance to Lucas II and will serve as a showsite for Department's achievements. It is a desirable teaching space for faculty and an inspiring resource which will draw talented students to Stanford for their education. It will further serve as a hub for faculty and visiting scholars.

The conference room was designed to support interactive, collaborative group learning. It is a technology-intensive learning space which will seat approximately 40 students but can easily be reconfigured to facilitate various seating styles. The technological sophistication of this space is unmatched in the school of medicine. As our faculty begin to teach in this new facility it is evident that the opportunity to create unique curriculum and new tools for teaching will provide a great advantage to our students in the years to come.

The breakout room is adjacent to the larger conference room has been set up with the technology identical to the “collaborative workgroups” in the conference room. The two rooms are interconnected with technology so students can participate from the satellite space. The space will also be used regularly for meetings of the RSL and MIPS faculty.

Visitors from around the world are already coming to teach and do research in partnership with our faculty. The RLC “hotel” space has been developed with our luminaries in mind and will ensure that we can grow our program. Space for up to eight visiting faculty has been held to ensure space for our visitors. The hotel office provides them with the essentials for a productive working environment as well as an adjacency to our research efforts and teaching facilities.

To schedule the rooms of the Radiology Learning Center, contact any staff member of Radiology in the Lucas Center.