Clinical Nuclear Medicine (Clinical Elective)

2 units

The clinical service in Nuclear Medicine (NM) is divided into five sections: outpatient general NM, inpatient general NM, Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Pediatric NM studies, NM Cardiac studies, and radionuclide therapy. The recommended schedule will be to spend weeks 1 and 3 in the Center for Advanced Medicine/BJH North Campus (second floor), where the emphasis will be on outpatient general and pediatric Nuclear Medicine with some time in the PET reading room. Week 2 will be in South Campus (West Pavilion 9th floor) and split between inpatient general nuclear medicine, outside PET facilities (morning), cardiac NM services (afternoon), and radionuclide therapy. The schedule for Week 4 will be Monday to Wednesday Center for Advanced Medicine/BJH North Campus and Thursday to Friday on South Campus. This rotation's primary objective is to provide exposure to the full range of clinical nuclear medicine studies. Under the direct supervision of the NM attendings, the student in person (or via Zoom when in-person training is unavailable) will participate in planning and interpreting imaging studies for patients referred to the Division. An opportunity also exists to explore instrumentation techniques, including dedicated computer applications utilized to interpret NM studies. In addition to the clinical experience, the student will attend the NM daily morning conference, held via Zoom or in person from 8-9:00 am. Also, the student may attend the daily diagnostic radiology resident noon conference via Zoom or in-person from 12-1:00 pm. The student will also be able to participate in any conferences within the Department of Radiology and case management conferences where NM studies are discussed. The students are encouraged to prepare a case for the Friday follow-up conference under an NM faculty member's supervision during their rotation.