Admission

All trainees entering the Therapy Physics Residency program are required to satisfy the CAMPEP Residency Standards 3.1 and 3.2 for program admission.

Standards:

3.1 Residents entering a medical physics residency educational program shall have a strong foundation in basic physics. This shall be demonstrated either by an undergraduate or graduate degree in physics, or by a degree in an engineering discipline or another of the physical sciences and with coursework that is the equivalent of a minor in physics (i.e., one that includes at least three upper-level undergraduate physics courses that would be required for a physics major).

In addition, residents may enter any medical physics residency educational program if they have successfully completed either:

1) a CAMPEP-accredited MS or PhD graduate program, or
2) a PhD in physics or related discipline AND a CAMPEP-accredited certificate program.

3.2 Residency programs with a duration of 3 years (or greater) and that have an associated CAMPEP-accredited graduate program or certificate program may also conditionally accept residents who possess a PhD in physics or related discipline, but who have not graduated from a CAMPEP-accredited graduate program or completed a CAMPEP-accredited certificate program. The remedial education of such residents shall be well-defined in collaboration with the associated graduate/certificate program director and should be equivalent to the completion of a CAMPEP-accredited certificate program. In addition, all courses used for remediation must be within a single associated graduate/certificate program.

Alternative-pathway candidates (i.e., those that do not meet the qualifications in Standard 3.1 will have to meet the qualifications in Standard 3.2, and the residency program must have a duration of at least 3 years. Residency programs with a duration of less than 3 years will no longer be able to recruit candidates that require any remediation.

Our physics residency education program lasts for 2 years, with the training calendar starting on January 1 or July 1 of each year at the discretion of the Residency Program Director. As a 2 year Residency program we will no longer be able to recruit candidates that require any remediation.

Admission standards

Application materials must include:

1. Cover letter introducing your application and explaining your career goals.
2. CV
3. Three letters of reference (sent directly by the candidates’ references)
4. Undergraduate and graduate transcripts that must include a CAMPEP accredited Certificate/MS/PhD program.