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Nuclear
Medicine
Supervising
Committee
Joint Specialist Advisory
Committee (JSAC) in Nuclear Medicine
Definition
of Specialty
Nuclear medicine is
the medical specialty that uses unsealed sources of radioactivity for
diagnosis and treatment.
General
Principles
- Advanced training in paediatric nuclear medicine will be supervised
by the JSAC in Nuclear Medicine with major responsibility undertaken
by the paediatric representatives on the JSAC (paediatric nuclear
paediatrician appointed by the BPC and a CPPT representative).
- The purpose of Advanced Training in nuclear medicine is to build
on the cognitive and practical skills obtained during Basic Training
to produce a paediatrician competent to provide at consultant level,
unsupervised comprehensive medical care in nuclear medicine.
- Career training in nuclear medicine consists of a structured program
of two years minimum duration.
- Advanced Training in nuclear medicine may be taken by three routes.
- Post FRACP Examination. The duration of this program is three
years, at least two of which must be spent in nuclear medicine.
One may be spent in an associated medical specialty;
- Post FRACP or post Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College
of Radiologists (FRACR). This training is of two years minimum
duration;
- Post Diploma of the Royal Australasian College of Radiologists
Part Two Examination. In this case, the two years minimum training
in nuclear medicine comprises the elective year before awarding
the FRACR diploma plus the subsequent year. Radiologically trained
candidates do not qualify for the FRACP.
- Periods spent in nuclear medicine before success at the FRACP Examination
(written and clinical) or the DRACR Part Two examination cannot be
accredited towards Advanced Training in nuclear medicine. However,
if you are an RACP trainee and are occupying a training position in
nuclear medicine during the year in which you have passed the examination,
and if training is satisfactory, that year can be accredited as an
elective year of Advanced Training towards the award of the FRACP.
- You will be required to spend the equivalent of five full days per
week in nuclear medicine over the two year period (excluding holidays).
This training may include clinical nuclear medicine, nuclear medicine
research, quality assurance activities related directly to nuclear
medicine and teaching of nuclear medicine. Activities that are not
directly related to nuclear medicine such as general or other specialist
medical training, general or specialist radiology training such as
ultrasound, and private medical practice for remuneration are excluded.
- It is preferable that training is undertaken on a full-time and
continuous basis. However, consideration will be given to approving
part time training in certain situations if the proposal has been
submitted prospectively and as long as the training is at least half
time. Interrupted training of less than one year but more than three
months will be considered prospectively.
- At least one year of Advanced Training is expected to be undertaken
in Australia or New Zealand.
- Mandatory requirements must be
completed.
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