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MEDICAL PHYSICIST
Nature of Work
Clinical Setting Research Education
The Clinical Setting
Diagnosis Treatment Radiotherapy
Research
Current Hot Topics:Cancer- ChemotherapyHeart disease- CT scansMental Illness- Gamma KnifeRadiation Dosages Present in FoodsUpdates in Radiation Technology
Education Public Information Sessions Training Residents Post-secondary Teaching
Salary (based on national median salaries)
M.S. Degree: $115,000 PhD: $124,000 M.S. Degree w/ Board Cert.: $162,000 PhD w/ Board Cert.: $175,000
Employment Opportunities Research facilities Regulation agencies Universities Environmental Protection Agency OSHA Nuclear Technology Hospital Setting
Coursework: Fall Freshman Year (based on Bachelor of Science UNC-Chapel Hill curriculum)
Calculus II Mechanical Physics I Lifetime Fitness English Composition and Rhetoric A
Coursework: Spring Freshman Year
Calculus III Introduction to Electricity and Magnetism Economics Foreign Language Enhancement
Course English Composition and Rhetoric B
Coursework: Fall Sophomore Year
Differential Equations Modern Physics Western Civilization Philosophy
Coursework: Spring Sophomore Year
Advanced Mechanical Physics Numerical Technology Sociology English Literature
Coursework: Fall Junior Year Mathematical Methodology I Electricity and Magnetism I U.S. Diversity Course Electronics I Art, Music, Architecture, or Drama
course
Coursework: Spring Junior Year
Mathematical Methodology II Electricity and Magnetism II Quantum Mechanics Communications Course European History
Coursework: Fall Senior Year
Thermodynamics Advanced Laboratory I Quantum Applications African, Middle East, or Latin American
history course
Coursework: Spring Senior Year
Advanced Lab II Current Issues Experiential Education
Path to Becoming a Medical Physicist 4 years undergraduate school with a
Bachelors of Science Degree in Physics (course load outlined in previous slides)
4 years graduate school with a Masters Degree in Science or a PhD
5 years of experience in the field (usually a residency program or research project in the field of biophysics or medical physics)
Job Outlook Every year, between 250 and 300
positions in medical physics become available.
This is a growth of 130% in the field. 50% of current medical physicists are
over the age of fifty, so there is a high probability that even more medical physicist positions will become available for students currently entering college.
Sources http://aapm.org/medical_physicist/defaul
t.asp http://medicalphysics.duke.edu/careers/
demand.html
http://www.physics.unc.edu/academics/ugrad/bs.php
http://physics.nist.gov/MajResProj/Biophysics/biophys.html