Rheumatology Fellowship
The ACGME-accredited program is two years long. We accept one to two fellows per year.
The program also provides opportunities for research. The section has a strong emphasis on basic science in both connective tissue biology and immunology, as reflected by extramural funding of four section members by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Veteran's Administration.
The basic fellowship requires all fellows to engage in clinical health care outcomes or basic science research. The fellow chooses an area of interest and works with a mentor to complete a project. A third year can be arranged through the Autoimmunity and Connective Tissue Biology training grant at The Dartmouth Institute (TDI) for an MPH, or the Leadership Preventive Medicine Residency.
This fellowship provides excellent clinical training combined with thorough exposure to the basic science disciplines, which are fundamental to understanding the pathophysiology of rheumatic disease. The scope of the training allows us to train physicians for careers in both academic and non-academic (industrial, clinical practice) sectors. We emphasize pediatric training throughout the fellowship. The clinical experience exposes postgraduate fellows to a broad panel of patients with a rich diversity of diagnoses and demographics.
Fellows participate at DHMC's two campuses: Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital and Hitchcock Clinic in Lebanon, N.H., and the VA Medical Center in White River Junction, Vt. Fellows have rotations in Orthopaedics, the Pain Clinic, Rehabilitation Medicine, Dermatology, Radiology and the Uveitis Clinic.
