PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Art Meyers TI - The Evolution of Accredited Nuclear Medicine Technology Programs: A Comparative Study of Eleven Years of Change (1982 to 1993) DP - 1994 Dec 01 TA - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology PG - 236--239 VI - 22 IP - 4 4099 - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/22/4/236.short 4100 - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/22/4/236.full SO - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.1994 Dec 01; 22 AB - Objective: Since their inception in 1970, educationally accredited programs in nuclear medicine have been greatly diversified. These programs have been accredited by the Joint Review Committee for over 20 yr in a variety of educational settings including hospital-based programs, community colleges, technical colleges, universities and 4-yr colleges. Equally diverse has been the variation in student class size ranging from a few students to over 60 students in a single program. This article evaluates changes in accredited nuclear medicine programs over an 11-yr period. Methods: This research compares accredited programs in 1982 to programs in 1993. Results: The data suggest that the primary educational setting has substantially changed from hospital-based to community college and university settings. Conclusions: From 1982 to 1993, an overall decrease in the total number of accredited nuclear medicine programs, a significant reduction in very small programs (less than five students) and a consolidation of larger programs has occurred.