Shee made the most of the opportunity, studying nuclear medicine. Five years later, he had obtained qualifications in anatomical pathology, clinical pathology and nuclear medicine. Moreover, for his new method of determining the longevity of red blood cells, he won a Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Nuclear Medicine.
在此，施哲三還把握機會，鑽研尖端的核子醫學，五年後拿到了解剖病理、臨床病理及核子醫學三項專家資格，並以紅血球生命期的新測定法，獲得美國核子醫學會頒發的優秀青年研究者獎。