We read with great interest the educational article by Allen et al. (
1
), where seminars are held to awaken the interest of medical students in nuclear medicine.
One of the possible causes of the low interest of students in radiology or nuclear
medicine specialties is that the majority of medical programs do not have clinical
rotations, especially in nuclear medicine. In addition, clinical exposure to these
specialties is minimal, and only those who are genuinely interested voluntarily request
an elective rotation. Other challenges are addressed in the article by Adedapo et
al. These challenges are mainly divided into technical problems, which are derived
from infrastructure, and the cost of nuclear medicine equipment. Another challenge
is that physicians do not know when to refer patients for nuclear medicine studies
and referrals are often inappropriate. Finally, the scarce support from the government
further increases the obstacles faced by this area of medicine (
- Allen SC
- Schroeder J
- Budigi B
- Bennett P.
Workforce pathway development: Evaluation of an educational seminar to increase student
interest in the field of Nuclear Medicine.
Acad Radiol. 2022; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acra.2022.06.014
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References
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Publication history
Published online: October 30, 2022
Accepted:
September 30,
2022
Received in revised form:
August 16,
2022
Received:
August 10,
2022
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Conflict of interest: The authors have no interest conflicts.
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