Program Director: Simin Dadparvar, M.D.
Program Coordinator: Lois M. Tolbert, B.A.

Overview of the Residency Program

Nuclear Medicine is the clinical and laboratory medical specialty that employs the measured nuclear properties of radioactive and stable nuclides for diagnosis, therapy and research and to evaluate metabolic, physiologic and pathologic conditions of the body. Residents in nuclear medicine must learn the basic skills and clinical competence that constitute the foundations of nuclear medicine practice, and must provide progressive responsibility for and experience in the application of these principles for the management of clinical problems. The Nuclear Medicine residency program is a two-year program leading to Board eligibility by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine. The program is structured so that the resident's clinical responsibilities increase progressively during training. It is expected that residents will develop a satisfactory level of clinical maturity, judgment and technical skill that will, on completion of the program, render them capable of the independent practice of nuclear medicine.