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The Accreditation Board of the Australia and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine Inc is a sub committee entrusted with setting of Standards for education and training of Nuclear Medicine Technologists in Australia.
The Accreditation Board has the following functions-
1. Professional Accreditation of NMTs upon completion of an Approved course of study and the Professional Development Year
2. Overseeing the Professional Development Year (PDY) and giving guidelines to departments, mentors and graduands
3. Provision of Mentors to Graduands undertaking their Professional Development Year
4. Approval of University Programsfor the Nuclear Medicine
5. Approval of Workplaces for the postgraduate training of Nuclear Medicine Technology graduates
6. Overseas Qualification Assessment for persons who have practiced Nuclear Medicine Technology in their own country and now wish to practice in Australia.
The Accreditation Board is made up of four Accredited NMTs, one physician, and a scientific representative who are all members of the ANZSNM. People are appointed to the Board for a period of four years and are selected by the Federal Committee from recommendations by SIGs within the Society. Functions of the Board are governed by the Accreditation Board Regulations
TECHNOLOGIST ACCREDITATION
Professional Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Technologists began in Australia in 1975 following a Direction by the ANZSNM to ensure that a certain standard of practice was maintained. Since then over 800 Technologists in Australia and New Zealand have been granted Accreditation by the Society. Accreditation is professional recognition of Tertiary study in Nuclear Medicine along with 12 months postgraduate training in an Approved workplace.
Accreditation states to any prospective employer that the person holding this has met the minimum standard required by the ANZSNM for a practicing NMT in Australia. Graduands who are granted Accreditation receive a certificate of Accreditation from the Society.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT YEAR (PDY) AND MENTORS
The Accreditation Board's guidelines require that all university graduates who have successfully completed their course must undertake an approved PDY to obtain accreditation by the Society.
The purpose of the Professional Development year is to instil in the graduate Technologist an understanding of the professionalism required of an ANZSNM Accredited Technologist and the role that a technologist has in the practice of Nuclear Medicine and the health care environment.
Upon successful completion of an approved course of study and commencement of work in an Accreditation Board approved workplace, applicants must apply to the Accreditation Board for entry into the Professional Development Year (PDY) programme. ANZSNM technologist Accreditation is granted at the successful completion of the PDY programme.
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PO Box 7108
Upper Ferntree Gully
Victoria 3156, Australia
tel: +61 (0)3 9756 0128, fax: +61 (0)3 9753 6372
e-mail: anzsnm@21century.com.au |
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| The Accreditation Board of the Australia and NewZealand Society of Nuclear Medicine has become concerned about the availability of positions to enable new graduates to participate in the mandatory PDY training year in nuclear medicine in Australia.
Accreditation is not granted to graduates who fail to complete the compulsory PDY training year. Although not mandatory in all states, lack of Accreditation will limit career prospects in Australia as many states and regulators require Accreditation for licensing and/or registration.
Please note that while The Accreditation Board accredits university programs as suitable for training and requests that they assess demand for any proposed course, The Accreditation Board has no control over the number of graduates that each university produces.
The Accreditation Board is taking a number of steps to address the shortage of PDY placements.
1) This notice on our website
2) The Accreditation Board is doing all it can to maintain and increase the number of training positions available in Australia and New Zealand, it's major focus however must be the maintainence of the Accreditation Boards standards in PDY training.
3) The Accreditation Board is embarking on advising federal authorities of this situation via the relevant Minister and the Office of Workplace Planning.
4) The Accreditation Board will also lobby the relevant Minister for federal funding to support the paid PDY positions across Australia in line with the Victorian Government's Department of Human Services statewide Intern program."
The board will update this website when the situation changes |
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| The Accreditation Board's guidelines require that all university graduates who have successfully completed their course must undertake an approved PDY to obtain accreditation by the Society. |
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| | CPD NOTICE - Attention Accredited Technologists - SUBMISSION OF CPD POINTS | | |
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| All technologists whose Accreditation falls due during 2008 are advised that they will need to submit their CPD points by 31 January 2009.
But at this stage, no matter when your Accreditation fell due for revalidation, you don't have to do anything except continue to accrue and record your points.
You will be sent a letter in early November advising how to go about submitting your summary of points.
Technologists due for revalidation in 2008 will need to accrue 16 CPD points.
For technologists whose Accreditation falls due in 2009, they will need to earn 26 CPD points and will have until 31/1/10 to submit them. Again, they will get a letter toward the end of 2009 advising the procedure for submission of points.
If you have any queries, please contact Judi at the Secretariat anzsnm@21century.com.au
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| | New Accreditations and Approved Workplace List ratified at last meeting of The Board | | |
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PDY_guidelines_2009.doc
