AANMS Training Setting Accreditation Program
Specialist medical colleges are required to maintain clear, transparent processes and criteria for assessing, accrediting and monitoring training settings. RACP is required to ensure that any hospital, health service or setting delivering RACP physician training meets the standards necessary to provide safe, high‑quality, workplace‑based education.
The RACP Advanced Training in Nuclear Medicine program is overseen by the RACP Training Program Committee (TPC), which is responsible for ensuring the program is delivered in accordance with these accreditation standards and educational requirements.
RACP TPC has engaged the Australasian Association of Nuclear Medical Specialists (AANMS) to manage and conduct the Training Setting Accreditation Program (TSAP) for the Advanced Training in Nuclear Medicine program.
What’s new in 2026?
AANMS has accredited nuclear medicine training settings for many decades, continually refining its processes to maintain excellence and ensure high quality, robust training environments.
The Australian Medical Council (AMC), under direction from the National Health Practitioner Ombudsman (NHPO), has recently established a consistent national framework for accrediting training settings across all Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand specialist medical colleges.
With guidance from the RACP, AANMS will incorporate these requirements into the AANMS Training Setting Accreditation Program over the coming years. Beginning in 2026, the program adopts AMC aligned terminology, with no other changes to the existing standards for the 2026 application.
AMC-Aligned Terminology
The AANMS Training Setting Accreditation Standards have been updated to align our terminology with the AMC accreditation terminology.
Refer to AANMS Standards document for a full list of key terminology.
Updated AANMS Training Setting Accreditation Procedures & Standards Document
A new cover, a new introduction and inclusion of the new AMC-aligned terminology. No changes made to the standards themselves.
New RACP Advanced Training in Nuclear Medicine Curriculum & LTA
The new RACP ATNM curriculum and LTA commences in 2026. Training settings need to ensure they can deliver the new requirements to their trainees.
Training Setting Accreditation Program & Timeframe
The AANMS Training Setting Accreditation Program occurs from January to June each year. Applications submitted outside of this timeframe will be accredited at the discretion of the TSAC.
The 2026 Training Setting Accreditation Program is for settings seeking to have trainees during the 2027 training year.
Training settings applying for accreditation need to complete the Training Setting Accreditation Application Form. The Accreditation Application Form is aligned to the Accreditation Standards, and seeks information about the:
- Applicant
- Training setting
- Trainees
- Nuclear medicine and specialists that attend the setting
- Cameras & equipment
- Research
- Library resources
- The case numbers of numerous nuclear medicine procedures
- Any other evidence to support the application
The Form is completed online, with the link to the Form emailed to the applicant from “AANMS TSAC” or “Alchemer”. Data that is entered into the Form is saved and can be returned to at any time. The form link is unique to each email, however it can be shared to other people if multiple people need to complete the Form.
Accreditation Application Forms must be submitted by 1st March.
Once the Accreditation Application Form is submitted, the data is analysed and the Training Setting Accreditation Committee will review all applications.
Training Settings that require site visits – new training settings, or those in their ~4-year site visit cycle – will be contacted to book in their site visit. Site visits mostly occur in March and April, with some visits occurring in May.
Two TSAC Assessors (from outside of the sites state/region) will visit the training setting. The visit enables the training setting to highlight all of the fabulous opportunities they have in place, and to enable the Assessor to clarify any items. The visit usually consists of:
- 1 hour site tour with Head of Department or site contact
- 20-40min interview with the Head of Department and/or other nuclear medicine specialists to go over the Application Form and ask other questions
- 15-30min interview with current nuclear medicine trainees
The TSAC Assessors will then write their visit report and present it to the TSAC for consideration.
Once the TSAC has reviewed the application forms and site visits have occurred, the TASC will finalise their accreditation outcomes for each training setting.
Some training settings will receive full accreditation, while other training settings will receive provisional or conditional accreditation, where certain conditions will need to be met.
Training setting accreditation outcomes are presented to and/or ratified by the RACP Training Program Committee and ANNMS Board.
Final accreditation letters are sent to training settings in May/June.
Training settings that do not agree with the outcome are able to raise the issue with the TSAC, TPC and/or AANMS Board.
Current Accredited Training Settings
The following nuclear medicine training settings are accredited:
- Accredited Nuclear Medicine Training Settings for the 2026 Training Year (as of 23 Sept 2025)
Overseas Training Settings
Trainee’s wishing to work/train at training settings outside of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand need to discuss this possibility with the RACP TPC Secretariate.
Training settings outside of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand who wish to host nuclear medicine trainees, are welcome to contact the TSAC Secretariate to discuss this possibility.
AANMS Training Setting Accreditation Committee
Chair
- Dr Elizabeth Thomas FRACP FAANMS (WA) – paediatric NM physician & TSAC representative on TPC
Committee
- Dr Sally Ayesa FRANZCR FAANMS (NSW)
- A/Prof. Andrew Nguyen FRACP FAANMS (NSW)
- Dr Stefan Gabrielson FRANZCR FAANMS (NZ)
- A/Prof. Martin Cherk FRACP FAANMS (VIC)
- Prof. Sze Ting Lee FRACP FAANMS (VIC) – also AANMS Board member
- Dr Geoff Soo FRANZCR FAANMS (VIC)
- Dr Sally Cox FRACP FRANZCR FAANMS (SA)
- Dr Michelle Nottage FRANZCR FAANMS (SA)
- Dr Michael Kitchener FRACP FAANMS (SA) – immediate past chair
- Dr Bruce Goodwin FRACP FAANMS (QLD) – paediatric NM physician
- A/Prof. David Pattison FRACP FAANMS (QLD) – also AANMS Board member
Secretariat
Enquiries
- About becoming an accredited training setting, please email to the AANMS Training Setting Accreditation Committee (TSAC).
- About the RACP Advanced Training in Nuclear Medicine training program or applying to work at an accredited training setting, please email the RACP Nuclear Medicine Training Program Committee (TPC), or telephone 1300 697 227.