Nuclear Medicine (NM) became an independent medical specialty in the European Directives in 1988. The minimum duration of the postgraduate specialized training in the European Union is 4 years, but may be extended beyond this period according to the requirements of training in other clinical disciplines. Candidates for specialized training should have a good general background in internal medicine. More detailed knowledge has to be acquired of those conditions which may need to be investigated or treated by NM techniques, as well as of some complementary methods as far as they relate to NM procedures. Training in basic sciences is required, such as pharmacokinetics, radiochemistry, instrumentation, computer science and quality control. The quality of training has to be objectively assessed, using final examination on a national basis covering basic sciences and clinical skills, after satisfactory completion of a minimum number of courses and/or workshops and a formally organized and controlled practical training. Each training programme should contain a standard against which the progress of the trainee can be assessed for each element of the syllabus. The assessment may take the form of an interview, a written paper, an essay, a set of multiple-choice questions, or an oral examination of displayed images of various NM techniques in clinical practice. Continuous assessment is another alternative. Each end of year assessment should carry a score that indicates how the candidate has progressed against the set target. Successful trainees are awarded with a final certificate, degree or diploma that is recognized by the government, local health authority and hospital as an assurance of specialist competence in NM.

Syllabus for postgraduate specialisation in Nuclear Medicine: 2006/07 update / Cuocolo, Alberto; Milcinski, M; Bischof Delaloye, A.. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING. - ISSN 1619-7070. - STAMPA. - 37:2(2010), pp. 430-433.

Syllabus for postgraduate specialisation in Nuclear Medicine: 2006/07 update

CUOCOLO, ALBERTO;
2010

Abstract

Nuclear Medicine (NM) became an independent medical specialty in the European Directives in 1988. The minimum duration of the postgraduate specialized training in the European Union is 4 years, but may be extended beyond this period according to the requirements of training in other clinical disciplines. Candidates for specialized training should have a good general background in internal medicine. More detailed knowledge has to be acquired of those conditions which may need to be investigated or treated by NM techniques, as well as of some complementary methods as far as they relate to NM procedures. Training in basic sciences is required, such as pharmacokinetics, radiochemistry, instrumentation, computer science and quality control. The quality of training has to be objectively assessed, using final examination on a national basis covering basic sciences and clinical skills, after satisfactory completion of a minimum number of courses and/or workshops and a formally organized and controlled practical training. Each training programme should contain a standard against which the progress of the trainee can be assessed for each element of the syllabus. The assessment may take the form of an interview, a written paper, an essay, a set of multiple-choice questions, or an oral examination of displayed images of various NM techniques in clinical practice. Continuous assessment is another alternative. Each end of year assessment should carry a score that indicates how the candidate has progressed against the set target. Successful trainees are awarded with a final certificate, degree or diploma that is recognized by the government, local health authority and hospital as an assurance of specialist competence in NM.
2010
Syllabus for postgraduate specialisation in Nuclear Medicine: 2006/07 update / Cuocolo, Alberto; Milcinski, M; Bischof Delaloye, A.. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING. - ISSN 1619-7070. - STAMPA. - 37:2(2010), pp. 430-433.
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