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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nuclear Medicine

Residency · Nashville, TN

Sponsored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Director Philip Scherer

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Class size
1
Visas
J-1
PGY-2 salary
$72k2026 to 2027
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Getting in

How it chooses

  • The application, CV, personal statement, Dean's letter, transcript, three letters of recommendation and USMLE scores go to the program office.

Training

2 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to diagnostic radiology.

Months at each site

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center18 mo
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Nashville)18 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Diagnostic Radiology Residency5
  • Nuclear Radiology Fellowship4
  • Pediatric Radiology Fellowship2
  • Internal Medicine Residency1
  • Neuroradiology Fellowship1
  • Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center9
  • Arizona Center for Hematology and Oncology Plc1
  • Ascension St. Vincent1
  • Geisinger1
  • Jackson-Madison County General Hospital1
  • Kettering Network Radiologists Inc1

Research

542 papers by its people, 13,757 citations

  • Radiology practices and education
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies

People

Leadership

  • Philip SchererNuclear Medicine Residency and Fellowship Program Director; Section Chief, Nuclear Medicine
  • Heather ColeNuclear Medicine Residency and Fellowship Associate Program Director
  • Gary SmithChief, Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT at Nashville Veterans Administration Medical Center

Find someone

Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Place

Summers reach 90°, winters fall to 30°. About 5 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

457k people live within 20 minutes of Vanderbilt University Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,660 a month within 10 miles of Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Hazards

  • Earthquakes
  • River flooding
  • Tornadoes
  • Strong wind