PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - David Mankoff
AU  - Daniel A. Pryma
TI  - Nuclear Medicine Training: What Now?
AID  - 10.2967/jnumed.117.190132
DP  - 2017 Oct 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
PG  - 1536--1538
VI  - 58
IP  - 10
4099  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/58/10/1536.short
4100  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/58/10/1536.full
SO  - J Nucl Med2017 Oct 01; 58
AB  - Although the multidisciplinary nature of nuclear medicine (NM) and clinical molecular imaging is a key strength of the specialty, the breadth of disciplines involved in the practice of NM creates challenges for education and training. The evolution of NM science and technology—and the practice of clinical molecular imaging and theranostics—has created a need for changes in the approach to specialty training. The broader U.S. community of imaging physicians has been slow to accept this change, in good part due to historical divides between the NM and nuclear radiology (NR) communities. In this Journal of Nuclear Medicine Hot Topics discussion, we review the historical pathways to training; discuss the training needs for the modern practice of NM, clinical molecular imaging, and radionuclide therapy; and suggest a path forward for an approach to training that matches the needs of the evolving clinical specialty.