PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Graham, Michael M.
TI  - The Future of Nuclear Medicine in the United States
AID  - 10.2967/jnumed.122.265314
DP  - 2023 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
PG  - 1352--1353
VI  - 64
IP  - 9
4099  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/64/9/1352.short
4100  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/64/9/1352.full
SO  - J Nucl Med2023 Sep 01; 64
AB  - Nuclear medicine (NM) in the United States is experiencing a manpower shortage that is steadily getting worse. It largely derives from inadequate production of well-trained NM physicians. It is different in the rest of the world, where NM is an independent specialty and training is more rigorous. Three suggestions are offered to help reverse the situation: (1) stop radiologists with inadequate training from practicing NM; (2) strengthen NM training programs; and (3) inform medical students of career opportunities in NM. If we do nothing, the rest of the world will move forward, leaving us behind.