Regional Imaging (Wagga)

Overview

Regional Imaging provides medical imaging services (in a rural private hospital and private clinic setting) to both adult and paediatric inpatients and outpatients.

Hardy Avenue is a fully comprehensive site offering MRI, CT, Ultrasound, Mammography, OPG, Nuclear Medicine, MSK, Screening and General X-ray as well as the Regional Imaging Cardiovascular Centre.

This site is co-located within the grounds of Calvary Healthcare, a 104 bed private hospital with ICU facilities, which offers general medical, orthopaedic, general and gynaecological surgery. Co-located at Calvary Hospital is the Riverina Cancer Care Centre which has both medical and radiation oncology.

The aim of the training rotation at 36 Hardy Ave is:

To encourage the future provision of rural radiology services to the surrounding communities
To provide a comprehensive educational experience for trainees
To expose trainees to various practice settings
To expose trainees to varying approaches to patient management
To increase the variety of the training experience, by including 36 Hardy Ave as a regional and private site in training delivery
To support trainees to fulfil curriculum requirements
Medical Imaging Department - Regional Imaging (Wagga)
One LAN 3 trainee rotation to Regional Imaging (Wagga) per term.

Trainees rotating to Regional Imaging (Wagga) will be provided with free accommodation, utilities; and reimbursement for a return flight to Sydney, during the rotation.

Notable subspecialties for LAN 3 training purposes includes:

Diagnostic Mammography;
Nuclear Medicine;
Musculoskeletal;
General MRI; and
opportunities for basic interventional work and more complex procedures based upon registrar’s aptitude and ability.