Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging

Dr. Leung looking at scans — Faculty of Medicine

Department of Medicine - DoM

Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging

Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging are branches of medicine focused on the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases by using radioactive materials.

The Division of Nuclear Medicine at The Ottawa Hospital is geographically located at all three campuses; General, Civic and Riverside. The Division, which is the largest in the region, provides a full range of Nuclear Medicine services to Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec with a catchment population of approximately 1.2 million people.

Pre-Clerkship electives are available to first and second year uOttawa medical students.
Clerkship electives are available to all fourth-year medical students throughout Canada and Internationally. At uOttawa, students can choose between a two-week elective in the Clinical Teaching Units (CTUs) or in the Consult/Triage (C/T). Applications are accepted via the AFMC portal.

More information can be found on the UGME - Plan an Elective page.

Electives for uOttawa residents

Internal resident interested in doing an elective, should contact their Program Administrator, who will then help them find inquire whether the hospital they want to rotate through has a spot available.

Electives for non-uOttawa residents

Interested residents should apply a minimum of 60 days in advance via the electives portal. More information can be found on the Electives page.

The purpose of an observership is to gain knowledge and expertise concerning health care and services, such as patient care procedures, within a hospital or healthcare organization.

Observerships may be arranged with the individual programs in the Ottawa regional hospitals by contacting the Program Director in the hospital in which you wish to have observer status.

Resident Observerships are not available in the Core Internal Medicine Specialty.

Arrangements are not provided by the Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) office of the University of Ottawa and observers do not register with the PGME Office.

If you encounter any technical issues, please contact the PGME office at [email protected].

Nuclear Medicine Fellowship

What we offer you

The Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging is designed to provide a well-rounded training environment, encompassing general Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT, Nuclear Cardiology and Radionuclide Therapy with I-131 Sodium Iodine and Radium 223.

The Division of Nuclear Medicine at the Ottawa Hospital provides secondary and tertiary service to Ottawa and the surrounding regions. The service performs approximately 30,000 diagnostic and therapeutic studies per year, across 2 practice sites including more than 2,000 FDG PET-CT scans. The service has state-of-the-art PET-CT (GE Discovery 64 slice CT), SPECT/CT (3), SPECT (5) and bone densitometry systems (2). We read studies at the affiliated Ottawa Heart Institute on dedicated cardiac equipment including a dedicated solid-state SPECT camera (1), SPECT/CT cameras, and 2 PET-CT scanners.

Learning opportunities for fellows include weekly Interesting Case Rounds, quarterly Journal Club, quarterly Research Rounds monthly City-Wide Nuclear Medicine Grand Rounds and weekly didactic lectures on clinical nuclear medicine, physics and radiopharmaceuticals, offered to both nuclear medicine residents and fellows. Our fellowship is offered in parallel with the 2-year training pathway leading to a dual-certification in nuclear medicine.

The fellows are expected to rotate in the clinic under close supervision, with graded responsibilities as their expertise and knowledgebase develops. They are also expected to present at the Interesting Case Rounds and at the interdisciplinary rounds (MCC Rounds) under the guidance of a staff member. Fellows are required to present annually at the City-Wide Nuclear Medicine Grand Rounds and at the Divisional Journal Club.

Depending on the interest and time availability, it is expected that fellows will engage in at least one research project per annum.

How to apply

Applications must be submitted online through uoCampus. Please note that applications received by mail, email or fax are no longer accepted.

For details on the admission process, please visit the University of Ottawa, Postgraduate Medical Education website and select: Foreign graduates without Canadian legal status.

What is requested of applicants?

Personal statement
CV
Copy of medical degree (including original and English translation)
Copy of specialty degree (including original and English translation) in the specialty or subspecialty sought
Proof of English proficiency
Three (3) letters of recommendation
Proof of sponsorship

Application details

Prerequisite(s): Postgraduate Training in Radiology or Nuclear Medicine, with certification from recognized jurisdiction internationally; Must be sponsored by government or institution.
Estimated % clinical workload: 80%
Number of positions annually: 2
Duration: 2 years
Start date: Flexible
Fellowship Directors: Dr. Alireza Khatami
Contact: Program Administrator, Louise Brazeau ([email protected])

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