Diagnostic Radiology/Nuclear Medicine (DR/NM) Pathway
The 16-month combined Diagnostic Radiology/Nuclear Medicine pathway to dual certification is available to all diagnostic radiology residents. At UVA, residents begin the program in their 3rd year.
There are two types of 16-month pathways for Nuclear Medicine training available to Diagnostic Radiology residents. One pathway offered by the American Board of Radiology allows residents to seek subspecialty certification in Nuclear Radiology. A separate pathway offered through the American Board of Nuclear Medicine allows residents to apply for an additional board certification in Nuclear Medicine. Both pathways are available for UVA DR residents.
To complete the 16-month pathway, a resident must spend a total of 16 months of their DR residency in Nuclear Medicine. Four months of Nuclear Medicine are required of every resident in a DR program, and count towards the 16 months of experience.
Of the remaining 12 months required for pathway completion, the majority of time will be spent on Nuclear Medicine. A few months of related imaging electives may contribute to the Nuclear Medicine time requirement at the discretion of the Program Director. For the ABR Nuclear Radiology subspecialty pathway, up to four months can be spent on related imaging rotations; for the ABNM dual certification pathway, only two months of related imaging rotations count toward the requirement. Examples of related rotations include abdominal, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal or thoracic radiology; head and neck/neuroradiology; interventional radiology; non-isotopic molecular imaging; or oncologic imaging. The ABNM dual certification pathway also has more requirements related to nuclear physics, radiopharmacy and nuclear therapies.
Read about a resident’s Dual Pathway experience
Contact
Jiefu Zheng, MD, PhD
Program Director, Diagnostic Radiology/Nuclear Medicine (DR/NM) Pathway
Interim Chief, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
she2pu@uvahealth.org
434-924-9333
Sandy Kerns
Senior Education Coordinator
sk9ef@virginia.edu
434-924-9484
Stephanie Kidd
Program Administrator
JXB4AB@uvahealth.org
434-924-9383