Exams and events calendar

New exam dates have not been announced yet. When the guide is published, the application deadline and the theoretical and practical exam dates will appear here.

Exam format

• Theoretical exam: one session, 100 multiple-choice questions; at least 70 correct
• Case-based practical exam: for those who passed the theoretical exam and hold the specialist title; at least 70 points
• The practical exam must be passed within 3 years of the theoretical exam; the certificate is valid for 10 years

Fee: 1500 TRY in the latest guide

My checklist

• Nuclear medicine specialist certificate, or (residents in their final year, theoretical exam only) an approved official letter on training status
• TSNM membership with no outstanding dues (letter from the society office)
• Copy of identity card or barcoded identity document
• Passport photo taken within the last year
• Receipt for the exam fee
• All documents sent at once by e-mail to dernekmerkezi@tsnm.org

For first-time candidates, congress registration and accommodation are covered by the society (society announcement).

New exam dates have not been announced yet. The exam is held each year at the EANM congress; EANM'27 is in Hamburg on 9-13 October 2027.

Exam format

• Multiple-choice exam (MCQ): 140 questions, five options, one correct; computer-based at the congress venue
• Oral exam: for those who passed the MCQ; two days during the EANM annual congress
• Both parts must be completed within 3 years; otherwise the MCQ must be retaken

Fee: Latest announcement: MCQ only €250, MCQ + oral €600

My checklist

• Nuclear medicine specialist, or final year of training (final-year candidates receive the certificate once they hold the specialist title)
• Copy of specialist certificate or specialist training certificate
• At least 3,000 documented diagnostic and 100 therapeutic procedures (according to the syllabus list)
• Continuing medical education (CME) records after specialist accreditation
• Pay the fee only after the application is accepted

The next application window and exam dates have not been announced yet.

Exam format

• Computer-based at Pearson VUE test centres

Fee: Latest announcement: registration $2,400 + non-refundable $500 processing fee

My checklist

• ACGME/RCPSC-accredited nuclear medicine training, or the alternate pathway for physicians certified outside the US/Canada (ABNM credentials review)
• Valid, unrestricted US medical licence (results released once the licence is received)
• At most 3 attempts within 7 years after training

Dates

• Written exam 16 March 2027 – 17 March 2027
• Applied exam (Ottawa) 9 June 2027

Exam format

• Written exam over two days at regional exam centres
• Applied (oral) exam separate from the written, at the Royal College assessment centre in Ottawa

My checklist

• Royal College ruling on exam eligibility (assessment of specialty training)
• Exam registration within the registration window; instructions in the candidate ruling letter
• Availability on all written exam days