RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Future of Nuclear Medicine in the United States
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine
JO J Nucl Med
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 1352
OP 1353
DO 10.2967/jnumed.122.265314
VO 64
IS 9
A1 Graham, Michael M.
YR 2023
UL http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/64/9/1352.abstract
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.