THE INSTITUTE - INME


THE INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR MEDICAL EDUCATION (INME) was established in the early 1980's as a continuation of highly recognized programs, that the director developed through 20 years of previous experience. The programs were the first to address the needs of developing technology, i.e., Nuclear Cardiology and related medical radiation applications for diagnosis and therapy. The Institute developed specialized programs that meet the needs of the medical field from physicians and pharmacists to physicists and technologists. The Institute is fully funded, accepts no contributions from suppliers and is free from all commercial influence.


INME CERTIFICATION


The Institute provides certification for individuals completing its programs. The certification may be of ATTENDANCE to document the hours of program completed, or may be of COMPETENCY if the program provided an examination and the participant succeeded in that evaluation. The programs: Fundamentals of Radioisotope Handling and the Extended Comprehensive Radioisotope Handling provide documentation of both attendance and competency. The Review Course is an attendance only program and no examination is given. The Dot Hazmat program is a Federally mandated handling program, and an examination is given to achieve certification. INME certification is important to many "Preceptors" and regulatory agencies when seeking a license to use radionuclides.

 

LICENSING REQUIREMENTS


The requirements for licensing physicians to order and use radiopharmaceuticals, AUTHORIZED USER, are not uniform in all states. In general, however, two general sets of requirements exist.

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) requirements, stipulated by 10CFR 35.290 and the new 10CFR 35.920 apply to states with NRC jurisdiction. The dual requirements are in effect until October 2004. The 35.920 requirements may be summarized as:
700 hours of training and work experience that includes classroom and laboratory training in RADIOISOTOPE HANDLING. Thus, the 200 hours of COMPREHENSIVE RADIOISOTOPE HANDLING INME Programs 2.A-D plus 500 hours of experience meet the existing and future requirements.


AGREEMENT STATES may adopt the NRC criteria prior to October of 2004, or some may retain their current regulations until or after that date. In general, the Agreement States requirements are (from 10CFR 35.290):
200 hours of RADIOISOTOPE HANDLING classroom and laboratory training. Experience, both technical and clinical, in the types of procedures desired, that documents 500-1000 hours of additional training in these areas. Thus, the total hours, to be documented by a PRECEPTOR are 700-1200.


BOARDS. Boards, i.e., CBNC, ABR, and ABNM are neither a requirement or prerequisite for obtaining licensure, however, the INME Programs may be used to address their eligibility requirements.


INME CREDENTIALS

APPROVED SCHOOL

Certified as an Approved School and regulated by the Colorado Department of Higher Education Private Occupational School Board

ACCREDITED INSTITUTION

Accredited by a national accrediting agency listed by the US Secretary of Education, US Department of Education (US DOE)

LICENSED - RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Agreement States

LICENSED AND CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS

Program instructors are licensed and certified to teach this BRIH program.

RECOMMENDED FOR UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE CREDIT

Recommended for College/University credit for all courses by the
American Council on Education (ACE) recognized by
American Association for Collegiate Registrars Council
on Post-Secondary Education

MEDICAL EDUCATION
CONTINUING EDUCATION - CME


Category 1 CME AMA (PRA) - Call INME Registrar

CONTINUING EDUCATION - CEU

Accredited to provide Continuing Education Units (CEU)
International Association for Continuing Education and Training

Pharmacy Specialty Boards (NUSPEX)

Programs are designated as applicable to the fulfilling of requirements
Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties American Pharmaceutical Association

College/University Credit - Physics

College/university credit for physics instruction
Several Accredited Universities - ME / U

(10)

Approved Training Nuclear Medicine Technology -IIIB

NMTCB Requirements for Examination

Approved Training – Nuclear Medical Technology

Reviewed and approved for didactic instruction to qualify Nuclear Medical Technologists for state licensure.
Board of Medical Examiners—Agreement States

Inspected and Approved

Inspected by several state radiation control programs and approved.
Several Agreement States

Accepted For Licensure — Medical License – U.S. NRC

Licenses issued for medical use in compliance with 10CFR 35.
Medical Licensing Branches
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Accepted For Licensure — Medical License

Where application has been made, every Agreement State, has found the program in compliance and issued licenses for medical use by
Medical Licensing Branch - Agreement States

Accepted For Licensure — Radiation Safety Officer - RSO

The requirements of 10CFR 35 for Radiation Safety Officers may be met by the Comprehensive BRIH program through the
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission or Agreement States

Accepted For Licensure — Radiopharmacy

The requirements of 10CFR 35 may be addressed through NRC or Agreement States.

Cardiovascular Nuclear Medicine Training

Listed as one of the programs providing formal training
Cardiovascular Council – Society of Nuclear Medicine


OTHER DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FROM INME

PRECEPTORSHIP GUIDE
Responsibilities of Preceptor and Documentation

FEDERAL REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS
For Training and Licensing in Medicine

FELLOWSHIP REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS
For Training Authorized Users/RSO's/Physicists and Others

UNDERSTANDING MEDICAL LICENSING
For The Use of Radiopharmaceuticals

NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY MANAGEMENT
In the Office Setting

FACILITY ACCREDITATION
A Guide To Options

 

 

 

 

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