The structure of the program reflects our philosophy that nuclear medicine is fundamentally an imaging specialty. Underlying a solid training in all aspects of dedicated nuclear medicine, we provide a strong foundation in anatomic imaging, with an emphasis on a multi-modality cross-correlation approach. A candidate can choose to pursue either “straight” nuclear medicine training, or “combined” training. Straight training leads to Royal College certification in Nuclear Medicine; combined training leads to Royal College certification in both Radiology and Nuclear Medicine. Even candidates who pursue straight nuclear medicine training will receive some radiology training immediately preceding nuclear medicine.

All candidates will undergo an “internship” PGY-1 year, followed by one complete year of training in general radiology. Subsequently, candidates who choose combined training will undergo another three years of training in general radiology for four total years of radiology, to satisfy Royal College requirements for general radiology. Afterwards, two years of core nuclear medicine training satisfy Royal College requirements for nuclear medicine. This completes the program. Recently, we have tweaked this program, by interspersing six core months of nuclear medicine in the three latter years of radiology training. This effectively expands core nuclear medicine training to 2.5 years, without prolonging the six total years of post-internship training.


Candidates who opt for “straight” nuclear medicine training undergo three core years of nuclear medicine training after the preliminary internship and general radiology year that are common to all candidates. This combination satisfies Royal College requirements for nuclear medicine.

In summary, nuclear medicine can be pursed in two ways:
Straight:

* PGY1: Internship year
* PGY2: General Radiology training (1 year)
* PGY3-PGY5: Core Nuclear Medicine training (3 years)
* Total: 4 years post internship

Combined:

* PGY1: Internship year
* PGY2-PGY5: General Radiology Training (4 Years)
* PGY6-PGY7: Core Nuclear Medicine Training (2.5 Years)*
* Total: 6 years post internship

*see above explanation

Seminars:

* Weekly didactic seminars in Physics/Basic Science and Clinical Nuclear Medicine (currently two academic half days per week)
* Residents attend a graduate level University course in radiopharmacy
* Selective attendance in radiobiology and radiation safety courses
* Nuclear Medicine interesting case rounds