Nuclear Medicine Residency Program
 Overview of Program |
The Nuclear Medicine Residency Program at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (UIHC) provides broad experience in diagnostic, therapeutic, and investigational applications of nuclear medicine. Clinical training takes place in the nuclear medicine services of both UIHC and the Veterans Administration Medical Center. Nuclear medicine training is offered in several different formats. A three-year nuclear medicine residency is available for applicants who have completed at least one year of internal medicine, transitional training or another residency in an ACGME-approved program. Board-eligible radiologists may apply for one year of nuclear medicine training designed to prepare them for board certification in either nuclear medicine or nuclear radiology. |
The Division also provides extensive clinical nuclear medicine training to diagnostic radiology residents. Each training program provides broad experience in all types of imaging studies and a variety of in vivo physiologic measurements. Clinical training is complemented by formal course work and hands-on experience in computer applications, radiopharmacology, instrumentation, radiobiology, radiation safety, and a variety of radiometric measurements. The first six months of each residency program focus on the technical execution and interpretation of routine clinical procedures. Special procedures, quantitative measurement techniques, and participation in research are emphasized throughout the remainder of the training period. The learning process is stimulated and monitored through a series of resident presentations on both clinical and research subjects. With increasing experience, each resident assumes progressively greater responsibility for the direction of the Nuclear Medicine Clinic under the guidance of staff physicians. Similarly, residents are assigned progressively increasing responsibilities for selecting, presenting, and discussing clinical cases at departmental and interdepartmental conferences. Residents interested in extending their training into the basic science arena may seek a graduate degree through the Free Radical and Radiation Biology Graduate Program. A program of advanced training in the research and critical applications of PET imaging can be created for residents with appropriate qualifications.
Appointment Contract / Duty Hours Policy
Click here to view The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Graduate Medical Education Appointment Contract. To view a copy of our Policy on Duty Hours for Radiology House Staff, please click here.
Salary / Benefits / Other Services
Please visit our GME web site for information regarding stipends, insurance, and benefits for our residents.
Application Process
Applicants must submit a completed application form and provide a medical school transcript, four letters of recommendation (including one from the dean of the medical school), curriculum vitae, and a personal statement giving a summary of your past training background, areas of particular strength and interest and a brief description of how you would hope to utilize and apply your medical training. VQE/ECFMG or FMGEMS scores, as well as a statement of visa status, must accompany the applications of graduates of institutions outside the United States and Canada. Deadline for receipt of materials is November 1. Following review of the application materials, a selection committee will invite candidates to interview.
Correspondence should be directed to the program director:
Michael M. Graham, MD, PhD
Professor of Radiology
Director of Nuclear Medicine
Department of Radiology
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 356-3380
michael-graham@uiowa.edu
Contact Information
If you have additional questions about our residency program, please contact Kathy Swanson, Residency Coordinator.
Correspondence should be directed to:
Nuclear Medicine Residency Program
Michael M. Graham, MD, PhD, Director
c/o Kathy Swanson, Residency Coordinator
Department of Radiology
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 356-3380
kathy-swanson@uiowa.edu