1. Nuclear Medicine Residency New Program Requirements
Daniel J. Lee, MD, Chair
Nuclear Medicine Program Directors Meeting
2015 SNMMI Midwinter Meeting
San Antonio, TX
January 23, 2015

2. New Program Requirements
Crash review of new NM PR as of 7/1/14
Case logs
New NM PR as of 7/1/15
New NM PR as of 7/1/16

3. Changes effective for NM as of July 1, 2014
NAS (Phase 1 programs on 7/1/13)
Milestones
Clinical Competency Committee (CCC), from Common PR 7/1/13
Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) Program
New PR
PD & faculty
General program
Resident eligibility
Program performance
Greater documentation, greater detail
Emphasis on outcomes: competence, patient care, and quality

4. Case Log Requirements 7/1/14
Removal of requirement to log each and every case
Removal of requirement to log faculty member & case ID
Continuing requirement to log:
Oral I-131 therapies
Parenteral therapies
Cardiac stress procedures
Therapeutic procedures (all)
Myocardial stress procedures (all?)
Pediatric cases

5. New PR as of 7/1/15: CCC Members
Doesn’t apply to NM but to chief residents in other specialties, e.g., an internal medicine resident who stays for an extra year to serve as an administrative chief.

6. New PR as of 7/1/16: Resident Eligibility

7. Eligibility for those with certain other prior training

8. Fellowship Eligibility

9. Exceptional Fellowship Candidates

11. Exceptional International Graduate Candidates

13. Summary
As of 7/1/14, Next Accreditation System (NAS) and changes to Case Log requirements
As of 7/1/15, make up of Clinical Competency Committtee (CCC)
Note: Appointment of a chief resident to CCC does not apply to NM
As of 7/1/16, resident eligibility requirements and ‘exceptional’ candidates

14. References
NM Program Requirements as of 7/1/14: pdf
Guidelines for NM Case Logs: se_Log_Entry_ pdf
NM Program Requirements as of 7/1/15 (tracked changes copy):
NM Program Requirements as of 7/1/16 (tracked changes copy):