Kyle Gilbert
Radiography major
Hometown: Grovetown, NH
Hands-on learning is par for the course for Kyle
X-ray vision
What Kyle Gilbert likes most about his radiography studies at Champlain College is the intensity of the program. "We do over 1700 hours of clinical study, on top of taking a full class load. That's what's so great about this program: you get right into the hospital setting and start learning." He loves that Champlain's size allows for better personal interaction with professors. "You get to know them on a really personal level, you get to know their family. It's great."
An avid fan of science, Kyle took immediately to his clinical labs, such as performing a diagnostic fluoroscopy—basically, a live-action X-ray—on patients. He plans on continuing his studies in science after graduation, and eventually becoming a physician's assistant.
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