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RACP / AANMS
When Nuclear Medicine applications run, and what the round looks like.
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You first secure an accredited Advanced Training position at a hospital, network, or private practice, then register it with RACP by the twice-yearly deadlines (28 February and 31 August).
Entry is after Basic Physician Training — there is no single national scored round, and no state runs a centralised match for nuclear medicine (unlike several other RACP subspecialties in the Victoria/Tasmania PMCV process).
RACP is not involved in recruitment or selection.
Entry is typically PGY4 to PGY5 or later: after the 3-year Basic Physician Training program, having passed both FRACP Divisional Examinations, holding general (unconditional) AHPRA registration, and having secured an accredited position. The joint radiology route is entered later, after RANZCR clinical radiology Phase 2.
Training positions and workforce figures below are limited to Western Australia. Selection criteria, requirements and application dates are set by RACP / AANMS nationally and apply in every state.
Moderate
How Nuclear Medicine training is structured.
At least 24 months
Competencies
To complete
Up to 12 months
To complete
AANMS Basic Sciences Course
Assessed by an open-book written examination of two papers of 2 hours.
Core training
Cultural safety course
Required of trainees who commenced from 2023.
During Advanced Training
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Exams, qualifications, courses, and teaching
Registration mechanics and logistics not covered above
Timed steps, grouped by when each one is worth doing.
Basic Training
Before Advanced Training starts
Core training
Every year of training
Queensland Health is the only state department publishing these figures so far.
No published figures exist yet for Western Australia. This is being worked on. The selection criteria and requirements above apply Australia wide regardless of state. See the Queensland figures.
Changes published by RACP / AANMS.
A new competency-based (EPA) Advanced Training curriculum for nuclear medicine takes effect for trainees starting from 2026, including a revised CT anatomy course and theranostics content. Earlier starters continue on the previous program.
For trainees commencing from 2023, RACP added a new-format cardiac cases logbook, a mandatory cultural safety course, and formal nomination of eligible supervisors.
3 posts across 3 hospitals in Western Australia. Each circle counts hospitals.
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Requirements, windows, and criteria change annually. Verify with RACP / AANMS before making career decisions. Report an error on this page.