Career Prospects for Graduating Nuclear Medicine Residents: Survey of Nuclear Medicine Program Directors

Harolds, Jay A.; Guiberteau, Milton J.; Metter, Darlene F; Oates, M. Elizabeth

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“…Radiology and all specialties related to imaging science, including nuclear medicine, are changing rapidly. Radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians are threatened by both internal and external challenges [9][10][11][12][13][14] that may diminish our role in health care and limit our ability to attract outstanding trainees and to optimize advances in imaging research. One possible solution to strengthen our position is for radiology and nuclear medicine to combine their complementary skills Rad, radiology; NM, nuclear medicine; y, year(s); m, months and work toward a common goal in the multidisciplinary development of molecular imaging.…”

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“…Residents who initially start specialist training in nuclear medicine would like to do further specialist training later in radiology with a higher percentage (63.3%) compared to radiology residents (56%). In fact, there is some concern that both the fields of radiology and nuclear medicine may face an uncertain future unless more medical students can be attracted to both specialties [6,[12][13][14].…”

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Objectives To obtain an overview of the attitudes toward interdisciplinary further education of residents and consultants in radiology and nuclear medicine and preferences regarding a future joint training curriculum in Switzerland. Methods A 34-item questionnaire was sent electronically (SurveyMonkey online survey tool) to 1244 radiologists and nuclear physicians (residents and consultants) in Switzerland. The items asked about the motivation for further education in each other's specialty and preferences regarding a joint further education curriculum in radiology and nuclear medicine. Results Overall, 370 questionnaires were analyzed (370/1244, 30%). There were 280 (76%) board-certified physicians in either radiology (238/370, 64%) or nuclear medicine (42/370, 12%) and 65 (18%) residents (radiology 54/370, 15%; nuclear medicine 11/370, 3%). More than half of all residents (34/65, 52%) stated their conviction that a wide range of expertise in both disciplines could be fully guaranteed through adequate cross-curricular training. For responders already at a consultant level in radiology or nuclear medicine, the willingness to undergo further training in each other's specialty significantly increased with a shorter training period. The preferred option for a possible future joint training curriculum was a combination of a 5-year radiology training program with 2 years of further training in nuclear medicine. Conclusions Both residents and board-certified physicians in Switzerland are highly interested in a cross-curricular training curriculum in radiology and nuclear medicine. Key Points • A systematic survey was conducted to obtain information on interest in cross-curricular training in radiology and nuclear medicine and preferences regarding a future joint training curriculum. • More than half of radiology and nuclear medicine residents would be interested in further training in the other specialty. • There is a strong desire for a shorter training program when combining training in both radiology and nuclear medicine.

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“…40 Thus, the pipeline into nuclear medicine is clearly threatened. This may be the result of a loss of career opportunities, 41 , 42 , 43 with many workplaces appearing to hire nuclear radiologists who are competent in other aspects of diagnostic radiology. Since nuclear radiology is incorporated into the daily clinical practice of many diagnostic radiologists who have completed the requisite training and achieved specialty board certification, it would follow that there are sufficient numbers of diagnostic radiologists to fill vacancies and meet overall needs.…”

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Medical workforce in the United States

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This section focuses on the professional workforce comprised of the primary medical specialties that utilize ionizing radiation in their practices. Those discussed include the specialties of radiology and radiation oncology, as well as the subspecialties of radiology,namely diagnostic radiology,interventional radiology, nuclear radiology, and nuclear medicine. These professionals provide essential health care services, for example, the interpretation of imaging studies, the provision of interventional procedures, radionuclide therapeutic treatments, and radiation therapy. In addition, they may be called on to function as part of a radiologic emergency response team to care for potentially exposed persons following radiation events, for example, detonation of a nuclear weapon, nuclear power plant accidents, and transportation incidents. For these reasons, maintenance of an adequate workforce in each of these professions is essential to meeting the nation's future needs.Currently,there is a shortage for all physicians in the medical radiology workforce.

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Adoption of the 16-Month American Board of Radiology Pathway to Dual Board Certifications in Nuclear Radiology and/or Nuclear Medicine for Diagnostic Radiology Residents

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Career Prospects for Graduating Nuclear Medicine Residents: Survey of Nuclear Medicine Program Directors

Cited by 9 publications

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Radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians are looking forward to a cross-curricular training

Radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians are looking forward to a cross-curricular training

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Adoption of the 16-Month American Board of Radiology Pathway to Dual Board Certifications in Nuclear Radiology and/or Nuclear Medicine for Diagnostic Radiology Residents

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