Nuclear Medicine MSc/PGDip/PGCert

Brighton and Sussex Medical School

This new course, and the first nuclear medicine postgraduate programme at BSMS, draws on the experience of leading educators in the field of nuclear medicine to deliver unique and flexible study in this exciting, expanding and important specialty.

Nuclear medicine is a specialty that involves all applications of radioactive materials in diagnosis, treatment and medical research, with the exception of the use of sealed radiation sources in radiotherapy (WHO definition).

It is a highly specialised and important area of healthcare, which pertains to many areas of medicine across the whole age spectrum from neonatal to geriatric medicine and underpins the management of many cancer, cardiovascular, infection, inflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases.

The practice of nuclear medicine in the UK is closely regulated, with practitioners having to satisfy IR(ME)R and ARSAC requirements to lead nuclear medicine services. Nuclear medicine specialists therefore have stringent educational requirements to ensure provision of a high-quality service in the UK.

Study at our postgraduate diploma level is designed to address both diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine education to satisfy the General Medical Council (GMC) mandated requirements in the training curriculum for nuclear medicine physicians, and the course has GMC approval.

The modular structure of the course allows the learning experience to be tailored to the needs of many others working with nuclear medicine, including: Radiologists/Radionuclide Radiologists, Nuclear Medicine Technologists and Radiographers, Clinical Scientists, Oncologists and Cardiologists.

You can study full or part-time to fit around clinical commitments - with teaching provided online and on-demand, supplemented with online, live seminars and tutorials to facilitate remote study.

All modules on this course are also available to take as stand-alone modules for continuing professional development, not wishing to take the entire course.

WHO IS IT FOR?

This nationally unique course will constitute the GMC mandated Knowledge Based Assessment (PGDip) for Nuclear Medicine Physicians Higher Specialty Training. It has been endorsed by the Joint Royal Colleges of Physicians Training Board and incorporated into the GMC approved curriculum.

Its flexible and redesigned structure will also suit the educational requirements of other healthcare professionals working in the UK including:

Radiologists/Radionuclide Radiology Consultants and/or Trainees

Nuclear Radiographers

Nuclear Medicine Technologists

Nuclear Medicine Nurses

Individual components of the course are likely to be attractive to the following clinical groups wanting to extend their practice to include clinical nuclear medicine:

Oncologists – Consultants and/or Trainees

Endocrinologists – Consultants and/or Trainees

Cardiologists – Consultants and/or Trainees

Neurologists and/or Neuroradiologists

Oncological Radiologists leading Multidisciplinary Team meetings (MDTs)

Internal Medicine trainees

Clinical Scientists