Special Message for 2020 Exam Candidates
Rescheduling the Exam Due to COVID-19
After careful consideration the ABSNM has canceled the certification examinations scheduled for June 12, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This decision was not taken lightly, however the worldwide respiratory disease pandemic due to COVID-19 is unprecedented in our lifetime and the ABSNM wishes to administer the exams in a safe environment.
The ABSNM plans to offer the exams at an alternate time and location if feasible based on public health considerations. The alternate exam date will be determined once the country returns to a more normal state of affairs. It is not possible to predict when this may happen. The earliest alternate date would be in late fall or early November and the latest alternate date would be in March 2021. Depending on the course of COVID-19 and on public health recommendations, the ABSNM may decide not to hold the exams on an alternate date before the next regularly scheduled exam date in June 2021. One likely location for the alternate test site is the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina area.
Candidates will be given at least 3 months’ notice of a rescheduled date. Candidates would not have to take the exam on the alternate date, but could defer taking the exam until the next regularly scheduled date in June 2021 without additional fees.
We regret the uncertainty that the current situation is causing on exam preparations. Please contact the ABSNM Executive Director, Greg Beavers, Ph.D. at absnm.mgr@gmail.org or at (336) 508-5148 if you have any questions, and please stay healthy.
Sincerely yours,
Mark F. Smith, Ph.D.
President, ABSNM
May 4, 2020
Rescheduling the Exam Due to COVID-19
After careful consideration the ABSNM has canceled the certification examinations scheduled for June 12, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This decision was not taken lightly, however the worldwide respiratory disease pandemic due to COVID-19 is unprecedented in our lifetime and the ABSNM wishes to administer the exams in a safe environment.
The ABSNM plans to offer the exams at an alternate time and location if feasible based on public health considerations. The alternate exam date will be determined once the country returns to a more normal state of affairs. It is not possible to predict when this may happen. The earliest alternate date would be in late fall or early November and the latest alternate date would be in March 2021. Depending on the course of COVID-19 and on public health recommendations, the ABSNM may decide not to hold the exams on an alternate date before the next regularly scheduled exam date in June 2021. One likely location for the alternate test site is the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina area.
Candidates will be given at least 3 months’ notice of a rescheduled date. Candidates would not have to take the exam on the alternate date, but could defer taking the exam until the next regularly scheduled date in June 2021 without additional fees.
We regret the uncertainty that the current situation is causing on exam preparations. Please contact the ABSNM Executive Director, Greg Beavers, Ph.D. at absnm.mgr@gmail.org or at (336) 508-5148 if you have any questions, and please stay healthy.
Sincerely yours,
Mark F. Smith, Ph.D.
President, ABSNM
May 4, 2020
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Established in 1976, the American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine is sponsored by the American College of Nuclear Medicine, the American College of Nuclear Physicians, and the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. Its primary objective is to certify scientists practicing in nuclear medicine. The certification process requires passing a two-part comprehensive examination administered by the Board. Certification by the ABSNM indicates successful completion of certain requirements of study and professional experience, which the Board considers necessary to constitute an adequate foundation in Nuclear Medicine Science, which includes Nuclear Medicine Physics and Instrumentation, Radiopharmaceutical Science, Molecular Imaging Science and Radiation Protection.
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The 2020 ABSNM General and Specialty Examinations
Application Deadline: March 22, 2020 Application Form: Download Form (.pdf) Attestation of Experience Form: Download Form (.pdf) Exam Date: Friday, June 12, 2020 Exam Location: New Orleans, Louisiana |
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A certificate from the American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine indicates that its holder has successfully completed certain requirements of study and professional experience, which the Board considers necessary to constitute an adequate foundation in Nuclear Medicine Science. It also indicates that the candidate has passed an examination for ability and competence in the field of Nuclear Medicine Science.