The Nuclear Medicine Residency Program at UI Hospitals & Clinics is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Information specific to program guidelines may be found at the ACGME’s Nuclear Medicine overview.
This is ACGME-accredited. The number of years in the program depends on prior training history and ABNM board certification requirements.
This pathway allows dual-board certification in diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine. This is a combined 4-year program co-managed by NM and DR. It is filled competitively with 1 position per year open only to applicants from within our current radiology residents. Residents should notify program leadership of their interest in pursuing this program as early as possible, but no later than the end of their 2nd year (R2) of radiology. In the first three years, residents complete the same core rotations as the other DR residents. During the 4th year, residents are on the combined-track focusing mostly on nuclear medicine.
This is a one-year non-accredited program that includes both NM/PET with emphasis on therapy and dosimetry as well as substantial time in other specialties oriented around cancer therapy such as radiation oncology, medical and surgical oncology, neuroendocrine oncology, and pediatric oncology.
Iowa City is 220 miles directly west of Chicago on Interstate 80. It's also within a 4-5 hour drive to Milwaukee, Madison, Minneapolis, Omaha, Kansas City and St. Louis. It has the cultural, educational, social and political opportunities of a bigger city with the values and ambiance of a Midwestern town. Its clean, safe, nothing is farther than a 15 minute car ride, it has a great city bus system (with bike racks!), wonderful parks, sports, schools and even sailing. Those who have lived here and left, frequently return because what they were looking for was in their own back yard. But we're not the only ones who think Iowa City is great:
Like a lot of university towns, we have a large international community. Growing cultural diversity is another reason Iowa City is an interesting place to live. Diversity is embraced and celebrated with city and university events, festivals, clubs and programs. We work hard to recruit and retain minorities with affirmative action policies. About 20% of Iowa Citians are non-white, which is reflected at about the same rate in our patients.
It depends on what you like. For about two weeks every winter it's very cold and windy and for two weeks every summer it's really hot and humid. The rest of the time it's pretty nice. We have a lot of sunny days even in winter-166 per year. Our average snowfall is 28", average rainfall is 35", average temperature in the summer is 72.6 and in the winter, 23.7. We consider our weather character building.
There are 15 different festivals and art fairs, plus concerts and race events. There are many music venues, sports events and neighborhood street fairs and garden walks. We also have a really big mall and several smaller ones, 41 parks, 9 golf courses, 6 public tennis courts, 6 public pools, some lakes and a reservoir with trails, camping and boating. There are bike trails, some famous bookstores, a ton of galleries and excellent museums. There are half a dozen or more performing arts venues including Hancher Auditorium. There's always something going on. Find more information from the Iowa City/Coralville Convention and Visitors Bureau.
There's ice skating, bowling, organized sports, 50 public parks, miniature golf, a great public library, a toy library, fun centers, swimming pools and 3 beaches, 9 museums including a children's museum, dance companies and public recreation centers that feature many activities for kids and families at little or no cost. We also have 20 movie screens and 50-licensed daycare providers. The Iowa City schools are perennially ranked among the top schools in the nation. Iowa City is unique in the facilities and services available for individuals with disabilities. Many families who have a family member with a disability are reluctant to leave Iowa City because they cannot duplicate those services in another location.
Yes, as of May 2019, Iowa City had an average of 2.1% unemployment. Also, check out University of Iowa's Dual Career Network.
We currently offer three accredited fellowships: Pediatric Radiology, Neuroradiology and Vascular Interventional Radiology. We also have four non-accredited fellowships: Breast Imaging, Body Imaging, and Musculoskeletal Radiology and PET/CT Imaging.
After the first six months of training, residents will begin taking a week of call (which includes the weekend) once every three weeks.
Yes! We love children and support residents in their efforts to balance work with family life. We have several dual physician resident and faculty families and understand the stresses. Women residents receive up to 6 weeks of paid maternity leave after delivery. Men get 5 working days off for paternity leave. The house staff health insurance policy provides full coverage for spouses and children. There are several childcare facilities near the hospital and one on-site.
Yes. As one of only a few tertiary care hospitals in the region, the Department of Radiology at UI Hospitals & Clinics offers unique imaging services to a broad range of patients from both within and outside the state of Iowa.
| Total | 331,040 |
|---|---|
| Breast Imaging | 14,030 |
| CT | 51,408 |
| MRI | 31,875 |
| Nuclear Medicine | 6,380 |
| PET | 4,958 |
| US | 24,322 |
| X-ray | 187,186 |
Yes. A research project is required by ACGME for graduation.
Yes, we sponsor both J1 & H1 visas.
If you have additional questions please contact our program coordinator at courtney-bork@uiowa.edu.