Doctors wanting to become a nuclear medicine specialist in Australia and New Zealand must complete RACP’s Advanced Training in Nuclear Medicine (ATNM) training program.  A mandatory learning activity of the ATNM is the Continuous Assessment Program (CAP).

RACP has engaged AANMS to create and deliver the Continuous Assessment Program (CAP).  AANMS provides RACP with trainee outcomes, and trainees must satisfactory completion in all aspects of the CAP to be able to progress along their ATNM training pathway.

Aims of the CAP

  1. Provide an objective measure of knowledge of material considered to be necessary for satisfactory performance as a Nuclear Medicine specialist.
  2. Act as a teaching aid to focus a trainee’s learning on the areas of importance outlined in the Nuclear Medicine Curriculum.
  3. Provide objective feedback to the trainee and the supervisor on the performance of the trainee.

Entry into the CAP

The CAP 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).

The CAP comprises the following

Formative Assessment First Year Second Year
Written Assignment Complete 2 x Witten Assignments Complete 2 x Witten Assignments
Oral Assessment Task (OAT) Complete 1 x OAT Complete 1 x OAT

Important 2026 Dates

  • Registration to Complete CAP:  Opening March 2026
  • Written Assignment 1 Due:  TBC (Juneish) – question released at least 2 weeks prior
  • Oral Assessment Task (OAT): TBC (Augustish)
  • Written Assignment 2 Due:  TBC (Septemberish) – question released at least 2 weeks prior
  • Cost:  None

CAP Delivery

  • Written Assignments:  A question is posed on a topic from the ATNM curriculum.  Trainee’s must respond to the question in essay format (1500 words).  Trainees are required to upload their completed assignment for marking via AANMS’s Trainee Resource and Education Centre (TREC) by the due date.  The assignment is reviewed by an assessor and graded, with results distributed via the TREC.
  • Oral Assessment Task (OAT):  The OAT is conducted via teleconference.  Trainees review 6 cases, topics based on the ATNM curriculum, and then discuss and answer questions about the cases with two assessors.  Results are distributed via the TREC.

Recognition

Trainees must complete all components of the CAP and obtain “satisfactory completion” in each activity.  AANMS will provide RACP with trainee outcomes.

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