FAQ

The Radiation Oncology Clinical Medical Physics Residency Program’s capacity is 8. Our current cycle is as follows for the PGY1s starting on the associated dates:

• 7/1/2018: 3 residents
• 7/1/2019: 4 residents
• 7/1/2020: 4 residents
• 7/1/2021: 4 residents
• 7/1/2022: 4 residents
• 7/1/2023: 4 residents

We do not have external rotations.

Yes, residents are matched with mentors when they begin their clinical training.

Our faculty are highly invested in education, so they’re available to help!

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Formal feedback is given to residents on a monthly and quarterly basis. Residents participate in monthly oral exams and quarterly rotations, both of which are formally assessed. Informal feedback regarding clinical service is ongoing.

As a clinical training program, we believe the most valuable education occurs during clinical service. However, the program recognizes the need for education by other means such as lectures and academic activities. The program strives to achieve a healthy balance between all aspects of education after receiving feedback from residents and faculty members.

We offer many unique training opportunities, including brachytherapy and pediatric cases; training on the GammaPod breast system—one of only two in the country; the CyberKnife and Gamma Knife Icon (framed and frameless) treatment platforms; and SBRT and VMAT total body irradiation programs. We also offer MR-LINAC and Ethos adaptive training, as well as phase I-III clinical trial design and protocol writing.

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We are, foremost, a clinical training program. Residents are required to participate in clinical improvement projects that are a form of research. Basic research also abounds in the department and residents are encouraged to participate but basic research is not formally a requirement of the program.

Residents are required to give a minimum of six lectures during their time in the program. Many different lecture categories are acceptable including lectures to physicists, therapists, physicians, and junior residents. Presentations at professional meetings are also acceptable.

Medical physics residents share on-call duties with a rotating schedule. On average, residents will be on call one week out of every eight weeks.

The program consists of eight quarterly rotations that every resident must complete. The sequence in which rotations are completed varies between residents. All rotations are described in our self-study.

Training for proton therapy is included in our residency program. All residents are required to complete a rotation in proton therapy, including an oral examination, and funds are available for residents to participate in a proton symposium at a proton facility.

Each resident has a $2,000 discretionary fund per year to be used for professional development, including books and educational supplies.

We provide comprehensive cancer care to a wide variety of patients in both outpatient and inpatient settings. We serve patients from a large safety net hospital (Parkland), as well as patients at William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (CUH) and coverage of Children’s Health.

Visit our alumni page for information.