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The '''Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging''' ('''SNMMI'''), formerly the Society of Nuclear Medicine, is a nonprofit scientific and [[professional organization]] that promotes the science, technology and practical application of [[nuclear medicine]] and [[molecular imaging]]. SNMMI's mission is to improve human health by advancing molecular imaging and therapy.
The SNMMI was founded in 1954 as the Society of Nuclear Medicine,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Budinger |first1=Thomas Francis |last2=Jones |first2=Terry |editor1-last=Brahme |editor1-first=Anders |title=Comprehensive biomedical physics |date=2014 |publisher=Elsevier |location=Amsterdam |isbn=978-0-444-53633-4 |page=23 |chapter=History of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging|chapter-url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/300283808|doi=10.1016/B978-0-444-53632-7.00101-5}}</ref> under the sponsorship of the Pacific Northwest Society of Nuclear Medicine.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Harris |first1=C. Craig |title=The formation and evolution of the society of nuclear medicine |journal=Seminars in Nuclear Medicine |date=July 1996 |volume=26 |issue=3 |pages=180–190 |doi=10.1016/S0001-2998(96)80023-7 |pmid=8829279}}</ref> The name was changed to include molecular imaging in 2012.<ref>{{cite journal |title=SNM Changing Name to Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging |journal=Oncology Times |date=August 2012 |volume=34 |issue=15 |pages=22 |doi=10.1097/01.COT.0000418799.52676.f9}}</ref> SNMMI has 15,000 members,<ref>{{cite web |title=About SNMMI |url=https://www.snmmi.org/AboutSNMMI/index.aspx?navItemNumber=600 |website=SNMMI |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref> consisting of nuclear and molecular imaging professionals worldwide. Members include physicians, technologists, [[medical physicist|physicists]], pharmacists, scientists, laboratory professionals and more.
The SNMMI national headquarters is located in [[Reston, Virginia]], and 12 state/regional chapters are located throughout the United States and Canada. As a volunteer organization, SNMMI is governed by a policy-making board of directors, a house of delegates, committees and councils.
== Publications ==
SNMMI's flagship journal, ''[[The Journal of Nuclear Medicine]]'', ranked seventh in its category in 2020 according to its [[CiteScore]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Source details - Journal of Nuclear Medicine |url=https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/17230 |website=[[Scopus]] |publisher=[[Elsevier]] |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref> ''The Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology'' focuses specifically on issues of interest to technologists. In addition, SNMMI publishes a number of books, newsletters and other products of interest to its members.
== Education and research ==
SNMMI's Annual Meeting and Mid-Winter Meeting provide the nuclear and molecular imaging community with education programs on the latest advances in the field. SNMMI also offers [[Maintenance of Certification]] courses as well as live and online learning opportunities through its Learning Center.
SNMMI provides a forum in which researchers and physicians can communicate and collaborate to speed the process of evaluating scientific and clinical research and integrating it into clinical practice.
== Advocacy ==
On behalf of its members, SNMMI advocates for improved policies and legislation for research, funding and reimbursement for molecular imaging. SNMMI also works with its members to develop practice guidelines and accreditation standards.
== Outreach ==
SNMMI is involved in educating patients and referring physicians about nuclear medicine and molecular imaging. A Patient Advocacy Advisory Board was created to guide the society's outreach efforts. The board includes the [[Alzheimer's Association]], the [[American Thyroid Association]], the [[Leukemia and Lymphoma Society]], the [[Ovarian Cancer National Alliance]], the [[American Heart Association]], the [[Men's Health Network]], NorCal CarciNET Community and the Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association. One of the main projects of the board was the development of a patient-oriented website, DiscoverMI.org.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Pappas |first1=Virginia |title=Reaching outside of our community. |journal=Journal of Nuclear Medicine |date=October 2011 |volume=52 |issue=10 |pages=32N |pmid=21969403 |url=https://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/52/10/32N}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[American Board of Nuclear Medicine]]
* [[American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine]]
* [[Nuclear medicine physician]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.snmmi.org Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging]
*[http://www.discovermi.org DiscoverMI.org]
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[[Category:Nuclear medicine organizations]]
[[Category:Medical associations based in the United States]]
[[Category:Medical and health organizations based in Virginia]]