CareerStarter: Special Edition of Imaging Insights for Fellows-in-Training
CareerStarter: Special Edition of Imaging Insights for Fellows-in-Training
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CareerStarter NEWS & VIEWS | A Special Edition of IMAGING INSIGHTS for Fellows-in-Training 
ASNC wishes to congratulate all of the graduating Fellows-In-Training! 
We hope you are enjoying the many benefits of the complimentary FIT membership-- your previous years' dues have been free, courtesy of ASNC’s Board of Directors.

To ensure you receive valuable member information from ASNC including discounted registration to ASNC2018 and a membership offer at the end of this year, please update your contact information in your ASNC member profile. Use your username to log-in. If you do not know your log-in information, are starting another training program or have other questions, please email Member Services at membership@asnc.org. 

JumpStart: Perseverance: Our Pledge & My Challenge to Fellows 
Fidelis O. Mkparu, MD, FASNC, penned this challenge to cardiology fellows.
The Memory That Keeps Me Going 
On a summer evening in 1993, four advanced cardiac imaging fellows set out for a walk by the banks of the Charles River in Boston. We were on a quest to discover our new city after a busy day. The allure of a river close to the hospital led us to a pedestrian path on the Boston side. On our mission to nowhere in particular, we followed the path, bantering with each other while admiring the lush greenery and prototypical boat houses. A carefree moment for us, until fatigue set in. Conversation dwindled, and our pace slowed. Giving in to the heat and humidity, we sat down. Our eyes on the ground, it must have appeared we had given up, defeated.

Soon cheers erupted from across the river. Looking up, I saw two rowing teams making extra efforts to compete. Coordinated exertion by dedicated but spent men in the quest to reach their goal. I saw determined teammates ignoring their fatigue and the humidity to persevere. Each was contributing to their success and none of them giving up. We stood and approached the river. Admiring their determination to complete the race, we joined in cheering for them. It felt natural. Our support for perseverance. For never quitting.

En route back to the hospital, we walked faster and occasionally sprinted with sudden, energetic passion. Our disposition was influenced by the determination of the rowing teams.
Continue Reading Perserverance Article

FIT Resource! ASNC's Career Center
The nuclear cardiology community now has a new career-advancement tool! The ASNC Career Center, which launched last year, is a comprehensive resource for job-seekers and employers. You can find job postings and add their own resumes, making it easy for employers and nuclear cardiology professionals to forge connections. 
Visit the Career Center

Only @ ASNC2018: Deep Discounts for FITs 

View Preliminary Program for more information about  ASNC2018 sessions and special events.
ASNC2018 is an early-career clinicians' gateway to opportunities, many of them available at no charge or at the unbeatable Fellows-in-Training registration rate. Be sure to add these to your ASNC2018 agenda:
  • ASNC Nuclear Cardiology Board Preparation Course: By offering this stellar course, Sept. 5-6 as the lead-up to the Scientific Session, ASNC provides the ideal educational experience for any physician who is planning to take the certification or recertification nuclear cardiology exam
  • NEW! Keynote Session: "Finding Meaning, Balance and Professional Fulfillment in the Practice of Medicine," 12-1 pm Thursday, Sept. 6 by Tait Shanafelt, MD, Director of the Stanford WellMD Center
  • The Mario Verani keynote by Kim Allan Williams, MD, MACC, MASNC, FAHA, FESC on Thursday, Sept. 6
  • The return of Cases with the Aces, interactive cases that simulate scan interpretation in a small group, classroom setting (6 cases to choose from)
  • ASNC’s Nuclear Cardiology Choosing Wisely® Challenge: Witness the crowning of new cardiovascular innovators as participants of the Choosing Wisely® Challenge present their ideas and the winning team is chosen  
  • Young Investigators Awards and Reception 
  • NEW! Walk and Learn Tours with Past Presidents, explore fabulous San Francisco attractions while you discuss new nuclear cardiology developments with ASNC past presidents and earn continuing education credits
  • PLUS, 25th anniversary celebratory events and opportunities! 🎉

Hurry! Early Bird deadline is this Monday, July 9!
Register Now

Quality HQ: ASNC Issues New SPECT Guideline, Receives SNMMI Endorsement
Now available for download, ASNC's much-anticipated update to the 2010 SPECT guideline addresses the many “advances that have transformed SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging as we know it,” says Writing Committee Chair Sharmila Dorbala, MD, MPH, FASNC. 
The new guideline, “ASNC Imaging Guidelines: Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Myocardial Perfusion Imaging—Instrumentation, Acquisition, Processing, and Interpretation,” is essential guidance for every member of the imaging community, including all nuclear cardiology team members. 
“Recent breakthroughs in SPECT technology now enable, for the first time, exceedingly low radiation dose imaging, myocardial blood flow quantitation, and personalized imaging protocols,” says Dr. Dorbala. “We intend for the new guideline to be a giant step toward standardizing the contemporary practice of SPECT MPI for the benefit of patients with heart disease.”
Continue Reading SPECT Article
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