The University of Washington division of Nuclear Medicine offers a one- or two-year non-ACGME accredited PET/CT Fellowship program with emphasis on cancer imaging.
Our division is a part of the Department of Radiology within the School of Medicine and has a long tradition of excellence in PET imaging, PET/CT physics and PET radiopharmaceutical development.
Since its inception in July 2006, the PET/CT Fellowship program was designed as a one-year program of clinical training. Teaching encompasses all clinical applications of PET imaging for cancer, neurologic disorders, and cardiac disease.
A second year of advanced PET/CT Fellowship is optional for those seeking additional training in hybrid imaging (PET/CT and SPECT/CT). Second year fellowship training availability is contingent on good training performance during the first fellowship year.
Our PET/CT fellowship program allows Nuclear Medicine specialists to gain extensive specialty training in hybrid imaging (PET/CT and SPECT/CT imaging), an area of imaging that has rapidly expanded over the past few years. The UW Division of Nuclear Medicine has been a leader in developing these areas of imaging for which there is a real deficit of trained providers. The training consists of interpretation of the more complex PET/CT and now SPECT/CT scans, development and review of clinical protocols, and selection of protocols for patients. All activities are under the supervision of expert faculty members. This fellowship program also consists of one-on-one instruction by faculty and attendance at state-of-the-art lectures designed to teach hybrid imaging. Research opportunities are also provided. Fellowship responsibilities also include teaching basic nuclear medicine and PET imaging to nuclear medicine residents, diagnostic radiology residents, and medical students rotating on the nuclear medicine service.
The optional second year fellowship training is for those wishing to continue to advance their knowledge base by interpreting more complex imaging cases. This advanced hybrid imaging fellowship position emphasizes either PET/CT or SPECT/CT training across oncologic, neurologic and cardiac applications.
PET/CT fellows are based primarily at the University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) – Montlake. Scans from our affiliated teaching hospitals are read from UWMC-Montlake. These include the University of Washington Medical Center – Montlake (UWMC-M), University of Washington Medical Center – Northwest (UWMC-NW), Harborview Medical Center (HMC), and Fred Hutch Cancer Center (FHCC).
Each hospital nuclear medicine service has state-of-the-art gamma cameras with single-photon emission computed tomography/CT (SPECT/CT). State-of-the-art PET/CT cameras are deployed at UWMC-Montlake and SCCA.
Multiple research opportunities are available to fellows.
Fellows meeting eligibility requirements may be considered as acting instructors – provisional in the Department of Radiology.
How to apply
As of May 2025, our Nuclear Medicine PET/CT Fellowship program is recruiting for the 2025-2026 academic year and beyond.
Applicants to the one-year PET/CT Fellowship must have successfully completed: 1) a residency program in nuclear medicine, or 2) a diagnostic radiology residency plus an additional year of nuclear medicine training, or 3) a combined Nuclear Medicine/Diagnostic Radiology program (qualifying for ABR and ABNM certifications), or 4) a year of Nuclear Medicine as part of the ABR Alternate Pathway.
A second year of PET/CT fellowship focusing on advanced hybrid imaging (PET/CT and SPECT/CT) may be offered to qualified applicants. Applicants for a second year of fellowship must have successfully completed the one-year University of Washington PET/CT Fellowship. Eligibility is at the discretion of the fellowship program director.
Please complete the UW Nuclear Medicine PET/CT training application form and return, along with supporting documentation requested to:
Hubert Vesselle, Ph.D., M.D.
Professor of Radiology
Director of Nuclear Medicine PET/CT Fellowship Program
University of Washington Medical Center
1959 N.E. Pacific St., Box 357115
Seattle, WA 98195-7115.
Requested documentation:
Completed NM Fellowship Application form
- Current CV
- Copy of USMLE Score Reports
- Step 1
- Step 2 – Clinical Skills (CS) if taken prior to May 26, 2020
- Step 2 – Clinical Knowledge (CK)
- Step 3
- OET exam (in lieu of USMLE Step 2- Clinical Skills (CS) exam)
- Medical School Transcript(s)
- Dean’s Letter from Medical School
- Copy of medical school diploma
- Letters of reference – current, minimum of 3
- Personal statement
Please have professional references send original letters addressed to the UW Nuclear Medicine PET/CT program director at nmadmin@uw.edu
If you need further assistance, please contact NM administration at: nmadmin@uw.edu