Contents:

• Program
• Prerequisites
• Positions
• 2008 Goals and Objectives for specific rotations
• Equipment
• Research
• Burlington
  

Program

Four-year residency in Diagnostic Radiology, fully accredited by the ACGME.

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Prerequisites

One-year internship in some other discipline. There are two linked Medical Internship positions available at FAHC.

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Positions

There are six residents in each year of training.  Appointments are for one year with annual reappointment for residents with satisfactory performance.

During the first year, there is emphasis on the basics of radiography, pathology, and diagnostic radiology, including plain film interpretation and fluoroscopy and introductory rotations in neuroradiology, ultrasound, body CT, pediatric imaging, musculoskeletal imaging, cardiothoracic imaging and nuclear medicine.

During the second and third years, residents attend the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology course  in Washington, D.C. (4 weeks) and Children’s Hospital Boston (2 months).  Advanced rotations are available in every section, including Interventional Radiology.  MRI and mammography occur during the second and third year.

During the fourth year, there is a continuation of the advanced imaging rotations of the second and third years, with progressive responsibility given to the more senior residents.  Completion of ongoing research and scholarship activity is encouraged during the fourth year.

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2008 Goals and Objectives
Click here to view goals and objectives.

Equipment

The Department of Radiology at Fletcher Allen Health Care has state of the art technology that serves the Vermont and Northern New York Community. Please see the list below regarding the technology of the Radiology Department at Fletcher Allen:

FAHC is a luminary and beta site for a number of medical device manufacturers:

  Philips Medical Systems,  MRI and CT
  McKesson,  PACS
  General Electric, Ultrasound
  Vital Images, Vitrea  3D Workstations
  Invivo,  MRI Coils
  MRI Devices,  MRI Coils  

Radiology residents at FAHC train on the most sophisticated equipment in the world. 

Department of Radiology Equipments as of early 2008:

 -Four MRI Units
    3.0 Tesla Full time Research MRI 
    Philips 3.0 Tesla Clinical MRI
    Philips 1.0 Tesla High Field Open Clinical MRI   
    with the Ambient Environment 
    MRI  with the Ambient Environment
    GE 1.5 Tesla LX MRI
 -Five High Speed Helical CT Scanners
    Philips Brilliance 64 slice CT
    Philips Brilliance 40 slice CT
    Two Philips Brilliance 16 slice CTs
    GE Qxi 4 slice CT 
 -Six state-of-the-art ultrasound units with  
  color doppler
 -Nuclear radiology includes both SPECT-CT 
  and dual head   
    SPECT cardiac imaging with attenuation 
    correction 
 -Six Digital Fluoroscope Units
 -Three Angiograph Suites 
 -Two new nterventional/angiographyrooms 
    Siemens digital biplane unit
    Philips Integris Flat panel digital angiography
    room
 -Digital Mammography equipment including a 
  sterotactic biopsy unit with CAD

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Research

Residents in our program are required to participate in scholarly activity. It is expected that during the course of their four years and under faculty supervision each resident will present at a national meeting or publish in a peer-reviewed journal.

Burlington

Burling is the largest city of Vermont on the east coast of Lake Champlain.  The largest fresh water lake in the United States after the Great Lakes.  Some of the east coasts best sking is a short drive away.   

There are 5 colleges and Universities in Burlington which make it a vibrant and safe city.  Burlington International Airport offers easy access to New York City.  Montreal is 1.45 hours away by car and Boston is 3.5 hours by car.

If you would like to know more about the beautiful city of Burlington, Vermont please visit: Burlington, VT

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