The principal method of reaching the educational goals of this program is one-to-one mentoring with each fellow by American Board of Nuclear Medicine qualified physicians possessing different areas of expertise in each of the different patient populations in our hospitals.
The varying patients at each of our four hospitals help to develop well-rounded learning experiences for our fellows. For example, at University Hospital one learns about thyroid cancer imaging and management, antibody imaging, transplant imaging and PET scanning. At Riley all of the cases are pediatric and include congenital heart disease, neonatal hypothyroidism, pediatric oncology imaging, and imaging of genitourinary problems. Fellows see infection imaging, management of thyroid disease at the thyroid clinic and some cardiology at Wishard and at the VAMC, fellows experience oncology, cardiology and SPECT imaging with F-18 FDG.
All nuclear fellows receive at least three months training at each of the four hospitals. During the early training, the faculty members directly supervise the fellow and as he/she matures, the fellow is given more and more responsibility. In the latter stages of training, the fellow essentially runs the clinic while faculty members are available for questions or problems and review the fellow's work. This mentoring system is supplemented by an extensive lecture series.
At the completion of the nuclear medicine fellowship, the fellow has qualified for the American Boards of Nuclear Medicine certification.
For more information or additional questions, interested individuals should contact:
Director, Nuclear Medicine Fellowship Program
c/o Kathie Pedersen
Fellowship Programs
Department of Radiology
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indiana University Hospital, Room 0279
550 N. University Blvd.
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5253
Telephone: 317-274-1840
Fax: 317-278-7793
Email care of: Kathie Pedersen
