Aim of the Course

The aim of the Basic Sciences Course (BSC) is to provide advanced trainees with the basic scientific principles relevant to the clinical applications of nuclear medicine.

Entry to the Course and Exam

The BSC & BSE is only open to Trainees undertaking their Advanced Training in Nuclear Medicine.  Trainees must also be an AANMS Trainee Member – if you are not yet a member, please join (it’s free and gives you access to the AANMS TREC and provides you with lots of great learning opportunities and support).

Important Information

  • Registration to Complete BSC/BSE:  Open Now – closes Wed 26th March – please register your intention to undertake the BSC/BSE or CAP in 2025 so that we can keep you informed with all things BSC/BSE related.
  • Course:  Saturday 31st May to Friday 6th June (must attend the whole week) – pre-recorded tutorials should be viewable from early May.
  • Exam:  Monday 28th July to Friday 1st August (exam takes a few hours, to be completed on a set day with your supervisor)
  • When: To be completed in Year 1 of the Training Program
  • Cost: $1,537 (inc GST) paid via AANMS website.  Pay here. Payment is due Friday 16th May.

Please contact the AANMS Education Officer if you have any questions.

Benefits for Advanced Trainees

By actively participating in the BSC trainees will:

  • obtain an understanding of the theoretical principles of the basic sciences in nuclear medicine;
    be able to apply these principles in clinical nuclear medicine practice, and
  • obtain practical skills in instrumentation, computer analysis and radiopharmacy.

CJCT Requirements for Training in Basic Sciences

The CJCT requires training in the basic sciences as part of advanced training in nuclear medicine for all trainees. Demonstration of satisfactory training requires satisfactory completion of the BSC, including the written assessment covering the syllabus in basic sciences.

Course Structure

The course is made up of pre-recorded tutorials accessible on AANMS’s Trainee Resource and Education Centre (TREC), live Q&A sessions via Zoom and on-site practical sessions.  Trainees may watch the pre-recorded tutorials prior to the Course week, or during the allocated time within the Course week.  Practical sessions are held at selected NM/PET Training Sites.

Exam

The exam consists of about 10 topics that ask a range of multiple-choice and long answer questions.  The exam is completed online via AANMS’s Trainee Resource and Education Centre (TREC), with results provided about a month after the exam via the TREC.

Recognition

A certificate of completion will be provided to advanced trainees on satisfactory completion of the course (including the exam).

For further information, please contact the AANMS’s Education Officer.