ANZAPNM

Training Site Accreditation Program

Sites for advanced training in nuclear medicine and/or positron emission tomography (PET) are accredited annually by the ANZAPNM on the advice of the Association’s Training Site Accreditation Committee (TSAC). A list of currently-accredited training sites is available for download below.

All sites must apply prospectively for accreditation, and must submit an annual report and application for accreditation each year that they wish to provide advanced training in nuclear medicine and/or PET. Training sites must also undergo visits by TSAC Assessors approximately once every four years.

Sites may be accredited for training in the following:
• General nuclear medicine
• General nuclear medicine and positron emission tomography (PET)
• Paediatric nuclear medicine training only (limited accreditation for rotational sites only)
• PET training only (limited accreditation for rotational sites only)

Further information may be found in the guidelines available for download below, or enquiries may be directed to the TSAC via the ANZAPNM Secretariat.

• Guidelines for Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Departments as Training Sites (pdf 240Kb)
• Application for Training Site Accreditation – new Australian training sites only
• Full Annual Report and Application for Accreditation – for currently-accredited Australian training sites undergoing a site visit in current year
• Short Annual Report and Application for Accreditation - for currently-accredited Australian training sites not undergoing a site visit in current year
• Accredited Nuclear Medicine Training Sites 2011 (pdf 148Kb)

Overseas Training Sites

Trainees wishing to complete a year of nuclear medicine and/or PET training either as a core year or as an elective year, at an overseas site, must ensure that the site they wish to attend is approved for their training prior to accepting a position at the site. 

Trainees should check with the ANZAPNM Secretariat and the JSAC in Nuclear Medicine well in advance of applying to any overseas site for training in nuclear medicine and/or PET. 

The proposed overseas training site must submit an application form for approval to host a trainee in the JSAC Advanced Training Program in Nuclear Medicine.  The application must be submitted well in advance of a trainee's attending the site.  In general, trainees should allow at least 6 months for submission of the application,assessment by the TSAC and advice of the outcome of this assessment. 

Note that overseas training sites must be pre-approved each year that a trainee in the JSAC Advanced Training Program in Nuclear Medicine wishes to attend the site.

The application form for overseas sites may be downloaded here.

  Enquiries

For enquiries about training site accreditation should be directed to the Training Site Accreditation Committee (TSAC).

For enquiries about requirements for training in nuclear medicine, please contact the Joint Specialist Advisory Committee in Nuclear Medicine at NuclearMedicine[at]racp.edu.au or telephone 02 8247 6218.

For enquiries about trainee positions, download the current list of accredited nuclear medicine training sites (pdf 148Kb). Please contact the relevant site listed for information about the availability of nuclear medicine training positions.

(Note: Prior to taking a position at any training site, trainees must ensure that they check with the JSAC in Nuclear Medicine to ensure that their chosen training site is suitable for their current training needs.) 

For enquiries about nuclear medicine paediatric rotations, please contact the Joint Specialist Advisory Committee in Nuclear Medicine at NuclearMedicine[at]racp.edu.au or telephone 02 8247 6218.