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.
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
While RACP oversees the administration of the training program, approves training pathways and records training outcomes, the training program is predominantly delivered via first-hand learning through fulltime work-placement at dedicated nuclear medicine training settings – nuclear medicine departments at hospitals and private radiology clinics.
Registrars must complete a range of activities and observations during their training pathway, such as:
- Complete a training/rotation plan
- Daily patient interactions
- Reviewing scans/cases
- Report writing
- Undertake a research project
- Complete learning & observation captures
- Complete external courses
- Complete assessments & exams
- Participating in registrar/supervisor reviews
While it is the registrar’s responsibility to manage their own training pathway, registrars need to work in partnership with their training providers/settings/supervisors to ensure where they are working can support their training needs.
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Training Providers and Training Settings
Registrars completing the Advanced Training in Nuclear Medicine training program receive the majority of their training at nuclear medicine training settings (location/place of work) – nuclear medicine departments at hospitals or private radiology clinics. The training provider (business) of that 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 complete their training at any training setting. There are other specific requirements when selecting training settings to work at – refer to the RACP LTA document for more information.
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