title: Career prospects for graduating nuclear medicine residents: survey of nuclear medicine program directors.
abstract: There has been much consternation in the nuclear medicine (NM) community in recent years regarding the difficulty many NM graduates experience in securing initial employment. A survey designed to determine the extent and root causes behind the paucity of career opportunities was sent to all 2010-2011 NM residency program directors. The results of that survey and its implications for NM trainees and the profession are presented and discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Division of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. harolds112@cox.net
authors.forename: Jay A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Harolds
authors.forename: Milton J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Guiberteau
authors.forename: Darlene F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Metter
authors.forename: M Elizabeth
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Oates
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005257:Fellowships and Scholarships; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000193:education; D013038:Specialization; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
keywords: Nuclear medicine jobs; career opportunities in nuclear medicine; employment in nuclear medicine; job surveys in nuclear medicine