Advanced Training in Nuclear Medicine Training Program

To become a nuclear medicine specialist in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand, doctors need to complete Royal Australasian College of Physicians’ (RACP) Advanced Training in Nuclear Medicine (ATNM) Program.

The Advanced Training in Nuclear Medicine Program is a specialist medical training program hosted by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) and jointly managed by the RACP and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) via the Training Program Committee (TPC) in Nuclear Medicine.
The program provides advanced, supervised training in using radiopharmaceuticals (radioisotopes) in the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions. It integrates clinical expertise, scientific foundations, professionalism, research, and quality improvement to ensure graduates meet contemporary standards of practice.

Entry into the ATNM Program is via the following pathways:

  • Physician Basic Training via the Royal Australian College of Physicians (RACP)
  • Clinical Radiology Training via the Royal Australian and New Zealand Radiology College (RANZCR)
  • Overseas Trained Physicians (OTP) or International Medical Graduate (IMG) pathways

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The Training Program

Depending on the entry pathway, registrars need to complete:

  • RACP – 3 years of training, of which 2 years are deemed as core training and 1 year as non-core training
  • RANZCR – 2 years of core training
  • OTP/IMGs – as determined within your assessment

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Training Settings

Registrars completing training on the Advanced Training in Nuclear Medicine training program do so at nuclear medicine training settings.  The training setting will also employ the registrar as they complete their training.

If a registrar is completing core training, they must complete this training at an accredited training setting.  Registrars completing non-core training can undertake this training at any training setting.

It is the registrar’s responsibility to secure a placement at an appropriate training setting and then apply to the RACP TPC for training approval and acceptance onto the Advanced Training in Nuclear Medicine training program.

Training Components delivered by AANMS

RACP’s Nuclear Medicine Training Program Committee has outsourced the delivery of two training requirements within the Advanced Training in Nuclear Medicine Training Program.  The AANMS is proud to deliver the Basic Sciences Course and the Continuous Assessment Program.  Click on the following buttons to find out more.

RACP’s Training Program Committee for the Advanced Training in Nuclear Medicine

The Training Program Committee is responsible for the oversight of the training program from entry to completion, including recognition of prior learning, approval and monitoring of training, and confirmation for Fellowship. They also encompass curriculum development and ongoing monitoring and escalation of program risks and issues.

Chair & Deputy Chair

  • Dr Yang Du FRACP FAANMS (RACP Representative)
  • Dr Bruce Goodwin FRACP FAANMS (Paediatric Representative)

Committee

  • Dr Jenifer Chang RANZCR (RANZCR Chief Censor Ex-Officio)
  • Dr Anthony Cardin FRANZCR FAANMS (RANZCR Representative)
  • Dr Tam Ly FRACP FAANMS (FRACP Representative)
  • Dr Bonnia Liu FRACP FAANMS (FRACP Representative)
  • Dr Sophie Thoo FRANZCR FAANMS (FRANZCR Representative, Recent Fellow Representative)
  • Dr Sidney Levy FRANZCR FAANMS (FRANZCR Representative, Recent Fellow Representative)
  • Dr Shankar Vamadevan FRACP FAANMS (FRACP Representative)
  • Dr Elizabeth Thomas FRANZCR FAANMS (AANMS TSAC Representative)

Committee Contact
Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)
145 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000
1300 697 227 or Email