Dept. of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
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PET Imaging Mini-Fellowship
GOAL:  The PET Imaging Mini-Fellowship will teach the basic skills required for screening and evaluating patients for PET scans, preparations, protocol selection, performance of study, quality control, and interpretation.  Most studies interpreted will have correlative imaging available.  The course will fulfill the necessary requirements for State of Texas Certification, provided the Fellow demonstrates adequate interpretive skills. Studies include adult and pediatric oncologic and neurologic PET imaging.  No CME credit is given for this program.
   
LENGTH OF PROGRAM:   4-5 days
   
QUALIFICATION:  The candidate must be American Board of Radiology or Nuclear Medicine certified.
   
LOCATION:  Memorial Hermann Hospital (Nuclear Medicine) and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the Texas Medical Center
   
EQUIPMENT:  Posicam, CTI ECAT and ECAT HR; GE Discovery LS PET/CT
   
NEW PATIENTS:  10 - 15 per day
   
TEACHING FILE:  1000 cases on CD, Film, or Optical Disk
   
WORKING HOURS:  8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
   
APPLICATION:
 
Application form
  A brief Personal Statement
  Passport size photo is required
  A letter of recommendation from the Radiology Program Director is required.
   
Cost:  $3,000.00
   
Travel Information
   
The UT Houston Health Science Center is one of 15 components in The University of Texas System located is the Texas Medical Center where each day about 125,000 people visit the 42 not-for-profit member institutions in this 675-acre comprehensive medical complex. One of the primary teaching hospitals for the UT Houston Medical School is Memorial Hermann Hospital, a 600-bed tertiary care center with level I trauma.
   

CO-DIRECTORS: 
Usha Joseph, M.D. and David Wan, M. D.
   
APPLICATION & INFORMATION CONTACT:
   Catherine Yarborough
 The University of Texas-Houston Medical School
 Department of Radiology
 6431 Fannin Suite  2.100
 Houston, Texas  77030
 Phone:  713-704-1787
 Fax:      713-704-1596
   
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Dept. of Diagnostic & Interventional Imaging
6431 Fannin
MSB 2.130B
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713.500.7700
Fax:       713.500.7639

 

Last Modified June 18, 2008