Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Program

Nuclear Medicine Analyst Verified · Jun 8, 2020

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Program

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Program is a residency program specializing in Nuclear Medicine, located in New York, New York, directed by Josef Fox and coordinated by Katherine Arias.. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at ariask1@mskcc.org or (212) 639-7371. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

Memorial Sloan Kettering's Nuclear Medicine program trains physicians within a quaternary, exclusively cancer-focused academic center that is a national leader in oncologic imaging and therapy, including theranostics and radioligand therapy for solid tumors. Trainees are embedded in an institution running over 900 concurrent clinical trials and an extensive translational research infrastructure (Sloan Kettering Institute, HOPP), giving nuclear medicine residents exposure to novel radiopharmaceuticals and cutting-edge molecular imaging not available in general hospital settings. The program's affiliation with Weill Cornell, Rockefeller University, and Hospital for Special Surgery situates it within a dense academic-scientific ecosystem, reinforcing an identity built around discovery-driven, subspecialized cancer imaging rather than general nuclear medicine practice. MSK values trainees oriented toward oncologic subspecialization, scholarly productivity, and integration of imaging with cutting-edge cancer therapeutics.

Who it fits

An applicant with demonstrated oncology-adjacent research experience and a clear interest in molecular/theranostic imaging who is pursuing a career centered on cancer-specific nuclear medicine within an academic environment.

Research intensity

Strong - research is deeply embedded in the institution's mission and infrastructure, with clear expectation of trainee engagement in ongoing translational and clinical cancer research.

Career orientation

Academic Medicine

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Nuclear Medicine

Deadline

Accreditation Status N/A

SCORE

USMLE STEP 1

USMLE STEP 2

SCORE NOTES

VISA POLICY

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GRADUATION CUT OFF

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

ECFMG CERTIFICATE

PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT

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