Medical Physics Resident PGY2

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This is a CAMPEP (Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs) accredited two-year Clinical Medical Physics Residency position in the Radiation Oncology Department at University of Miami Medical Center. The position will prepare the resident to pursue a professional career in medical physics and the American Board of Radiology (ABR) certification exam in Radiological Therapeutic Physics. The clinical component of the training program consists of a total eight three-month long clinical rotations through all clinical areas of the program, including Patient treatment simulation, 3D treatment planning & dosimetry & delivery, dosimetric measurements, advanced treatment planning (IMRT & VMAT, SRS&SBRT, MR-Guided RT and IMPT), delivery and QA, quality assurance (linear accelerators and patient specific), low dose rate and high dose rate brachytherapy, radiation treatment techniques, radiation protection, shielding, and safety, imaging principles, including CT, 4DCT,MRI, PET, US, the principles of image fusion and algorithms, imaging in radiotherapy, linear accelerator commissioning, radiation treatment planning system commissioning. The content of the clinical rotations is designed in accordance with CAMPEP Standards and Curriculum.  The resident is required to pass two oral examinations, one at the end of 1st year and at the end of the second year, in addition to the exams given at the end of each clinical rotation.   Residents will handle all patient care related procedures under the supervision of radiation oncologists and authorized and ABR board certified medical physics faculty.  All other procedures (e.g., radiation treatment planning, linear accelerator quality assurance) will be supervised and reviewed by the authorized medical physics faculty.  The resident is expected to successfully pass the didactic courses and, if applicable, a systematic self-study program required to meet CAMPEP expectations to sit for the ABR board examination. The resident is also required to complete didactic coursework on ethics, professional aspects of medical physics, radiation safety, interpersonal communication, workplace safety, and hospital information and security during the first rotation by completing online training modules.

Supervision Received:

Program Director of Medical Physics Residency, Medical Physics Faculty, Radiation Oncology Faculty, Certified Dosimetrists and Radiation Therapists

Minimum Qualifications (Essential Requirements):

Ph.D. Degree in Medical Physics, Physics, Engineering, or a closely related field.  Must complete the undergraduate and graduate didactic prerequisites required by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Educational Programs (CAMPEP) and the ABR prior to the residency program.

The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more.

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Job Status:

Full time

Employee Type:

Staff

Pay Grade:

120