Vascular / Interventional Radiology Fellowships, Canada

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Vascular / Interventional Radiology Fellowships

The Vascular and Interventional Radiology ( VIR ) Fellowship in the Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology ( DVIR ), Singapore General Hospital ( SGH ), is a hands-on clinical fellowship ( 12 months preferred ) which provides the full range of vascular and non-vascular interventional procedural as well as clinical experience. There is also exposure to vascular imaging and research.

The spectrum of VIR procedures performed include :

• Venous access ( PICC, tunneled and non tunneled central catheters, ports )
• Image guided biopsies ( including transjugular liver biopsy ) and drainages
• Dialysis access / central venous angioplasty, stenting, thrombolysis  
• Lower limb angioplasty / stenting ( including subintimal and infrapopliteal angioplasty, SAFARI technique ), thrombolysis and debulking procedures
• Aortic stent grafts for aneurysmal disease and dissection
• DVT thrombolysis and venous stenting
• IVC filter insertion and removal
• Embolisation for trauma, tumour, bleeding GIT, PPH, hemoptysis
• Testicular vein embolisation
• Fallopian tube recannalisation
• Uterine fibroid embolisation
• Transarterial Chemo-embolisation ( cTACE, bTACE ) and radio-embolisation ( Y90 spheres )
• Thermal ablation ( RFA; MWA ) of liver and lung tumours
• Cryoablation of renal and bone tumors
• Biliary drainages, dilatations and stenting
• Nephrostomies and ureteric stenting
• Radiological guided gastrostomy insertion, NJ tube insertion and GI stenting
• Fusion and contrast enhanced US guided procedures

Eligibility for Vascular / Interventional Radiology Fellowships

Fellowship candidates must have completed an accredited Radiology training program and be :

• Certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Diagnostic Imaging or
• American Board of Radiology certified / eligible or
• Certified with equivalent qualifications and
• Proficient in both written and spoken English.

Sponsorship Details 

Sponsorship from the Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology ( DVIR ) / Division of Radiological Sciences is available.

To apply, please indicate on the fellowship application form that funding is required. Upon successful application,  a stipend of S$2000 per month will be awarded.

Vascular / Interventional Radiology Fellowship Admission Criteria

• Postgraduate medical qualification in Radiology e.g. FRCR, MMed or equivalent 2 years of postgraduate training experience
• Proven competency in English ( to fulfil Singapore Medical Council’s criteria for medical registration for clinical fellowship )

Vascular / Interventional Radiology Fellowship Application

Vascular/Interventional Radiology Fellowship applications are submit through www.pgmi.com.sg

Last date for submission of application form : 31st December, 2017