Nuclear Medicine Residency
Medical College of Wisconsin
Department of Radiology
Positions Per Year: Two (2)
Number of Years: Three (3), Prerequisite, one year in Internal Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Family Medicine or other clinical specialty.
Educational Objective
The Residency in Nuclear Medicine provides the knowledge and skills necessary for a physician to be proficient in all aspects of nuclear medicine. The three-year program includes training in radionuclide therapy, in vitro and in vivo nuclear medicine laboratory procedures, as well as all phases of modern nuclear medicine imaging. Completion of the program will qualify the physician for examination by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine.
Program Outline
The three-year training period is spent learning basic nuclear medicine science as well as clinical nuclear medicine. Didactic lectures in nuclear physics, radiation biology, radiation protection, instrumentation, computer methodology, laboratory procedures, and radiopharmacy are given. The resident attends and participates in the weekly clinical tutorials and other general and specialized case conferences which occur several times per week. The resident will learn radiopharmacy, nuclear medicine technology, bone mineral analysis, radiation protection, and advanced computer skills. Two months will be spent at Children's Hospital. Residents are required to participate in either clinical or basic science research projects.
Residents will spend a large portion of their three-year training period in the clinical lab of Froedtert Hospital, and the Zablocki VA Medical Center. During this time, they will monitor and interpret patient studies. In addition, residents will learn the appropriate role of nuclear medicine relative to other imaging modalities such as computed tomography, ultrasound, and magnetic resonance. The two main laboratories possess state-of-the-art SPECT gamma cameras. There are six SPECT cameras at Froedtert Hospital including a combined SPECT/CT scanner. A PET/CT Scanner is used to perform daily studies at Froedtert Hospital while a mobile PET/Scanner is utilized 1-2 days per week at the Veterans Administration Medical Center and Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin.
Nuclear Medicine physicians at the Medical College of Wisconsin are well known for their work in bone and brain imaging. Residents spending time at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin not only learn pediatric nuclear medicine in one of the busiest departments in the country, but are also able to see how these studies are correlated with other radiographic modalities.
Please use the following link to access information about the terms, conditions and benefits of employment: http://www.mcw.edu/GME/BenefitsMainPage.htm.
Contact Information
Dr. Arthur Z. Krasnow
krasnow@mcw.edu email
414.805.3775 tel
Arline Pluer
apluer@mcw.edu email
414.805-3795 tel