Medical Physics Resident PGY2 Rad Onc

University of Miami•Miami, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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), 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 AAPM. Report 90 on “Essentials and Guidelines for Hospital-Based Medical Physics Residency Training Programs: Report of the Subcommittee on Residency Training and Promotion of the Education and Training of Medical Physics Committee of the AAPM Education Council” will be given at the end of each quarterly rotation for and by the staff physicists. 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. There will be no direct patient care responsibilities for clinical medical physics resident. All patient related procedures are handled 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 as defined by AAPM Reports 79 and 197S 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.

Requirements

Ph.D. Degree in Medical Physics, Physics, Engineering or 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.

Responsibilities

Complete eight three-month long clinical rotations through all clinical areas of the program.
Participate in patient treatment simulation.
Engage in 3D treatment planning & dosimetry & delivery.
Perform dosimetric measurements.
Undertake advanced treatment planning (IMRT & VMAT, SRS&SBRT).
Involve in delivery and QA.
Conduct quality assurance (linear accelerators and patient specific).
Work with low dose rate and high dose rate brachytherapy.
Learn radiation treatment techniques.
Understand radiation protection, shielding, and safety.
Study imaging principles, including CT, 4DCT, MRI, PET, US.
Learn the principles of image fusion and algorithms.
Study imaging in radiotherapy.
Participate in linear accelerator commissioning.
Participate in radiation treatment planning system commissioning.
Pass two oral examinations (end of 1st year and end of 2nd year).
Complete didactic coursework on ethics, professional aspects of medical physics, radiation safety, interpersonal communication, workplace safety, and hospital information and security.
Complete online training modules.