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Program Description
The 12-month Nuclear Radiology Fellowship Program at Mayo Clinic
in Rochester provides additional training to diagnostic radiology
residents. Nuclear radiology evaluates and treats a wide spectrum
of disease processes throughout the body using selective radionuclides/radiopharmaceuticals.
The Nuclear Radiology Fellowship Program teaches the use of diagnostic
and therapeutic radionuclides/radiopharmaceuticals to detect and
treat disease.
Additional goals of the program include fostering appropriate and
effective consultation with clinical colleagues, as well as to provide
research and teaching opportunities. This fellowship seeks to prepare
the fellow for subspecialty practice in nuclear radiology as well
as preparation for examinations leading to American Board of Nuclear
Medicine (ABNM) board certification and/or certificate of added
qualification by the American Board of Radiology (ABR).
The fellowship is organized by one-month blocks and is designed
to educate the fellow in the three main areas of nuclear radiology
– general nuclear medicine including therapy, positron emission
tomography and nuclear cardiology. Through elective time the fellowship
provides for additional training in one of these three clinical
areas as well as for research pursuits.
Accreditation
The Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
and the ABR accredits the Nuclear Radiology Fellowship at Mayo Clinic
in Rochester.
Certification
You will be eligible to take the certifying examination
for nuclear medicine from the ABNM and/or the ABR subspecialty examination
in nuclear radiology upon completion of the fellowship.
Program History
The Nuclear Radiology Fellowship Program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester
began in 1979. It is anticipated that one to three fellows will
complete training annually in the program.
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