The Physics Residency Program is structured as a two-year training program beginning on July 1 of each year.
For successful program completion, the resident must accomplish the following:
- Successfully complete all aspects of clinical rotations and competencies
- Successfully complete required reports, attending didactic courses, and passing exams
For successful advancement through the residency program, the resident must:
- Pass each clinical rotation and quarterly performance evaluations
- Keep a log of departmental conference attendance and procedure participation
- Pass ABR-style mock oral examinations by the Physics Faculty at the end of each year
Other details related to the Residency Program include:
- Radiation Physics didactic course taken together with oncology residents
- Radiation biology course taken together with oncology residents
- Ethical considerations seminar (aligned with AAPM TG159 report)
- Radiation safety lectures
Residents are required to participate in the following conferences and special lectures:
- Weekly Chart Rounds, Physics clinical process meetings
- Resident Seminar Series (each resident expected to deliver 4 seminars per year)
- Departmental conferences as directed (Mortality and Morbidity, Brachytherapy, Medical Physics Journal Club)
Residents are allotted up to 20 days of combined time off (including both sick days and vacation days) each year. Any additional time off (such as parental leave, medical leave or other situations) must be specifically requested and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Per CAMPEP regulations, if a resident is granted time off more than 40 days per year (on average) the residency program must be extended.
