The Department of Medical Biophysics provides a CAMPEP-accredited graduate training program for students interested in a Medical Physics career.
Medical physics training is provided in two formats: (i) a one-year course-based MSc, and (ii) a course- and thesis-based PhD.
Medical physics courses are taught by university- and hospital-based faculty. Courses include radiobiology, medical imaging, radiological physics, anatomy/physiology, practice and quality assurance and practical radiotherapy physics.
MSc Program: Enrichment opportunities include a research project, and hands-on Linac calibration/QA (with training from practicing medical physicists) available by competitive enrolment.
PhD Program: Students will complete a thesis-based PhD, and have opportunities (subject to competitive enrollment) for hands-on Linac calibration/QA experience (with training from practicing medical physicists).
Students who complete the medical physics course curriculum will receive a CAMPEP notation on their transcript and letter of attestation from the CAMPEP Program Director, certifying that they have completed the CAMPEP-accredited medical physics curriculum.
Please click here for more information on admission requirements and application procedures to the CAMPEP Accredited Program.
CAMPEP (Commission on the Accreditation of Medical Physics Educational Programs) and SDAMPP (Society of Directors of Academic Medical Physics Programs) require all medical physics education programs to post and maintain data regarding student statistics as indicated below.
Academic Year |
2011(Inaugural Year) |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Applicants | 10 6 were current students 4 were new applicants |
4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 16 |
| Number of Applicants Offered Admission |
10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Number of Applicants who Matriculated (accepted offer to begin studies) |
10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Cumulative Number of Students in Program |
10 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 39 |
| Number of Students Graduated |
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 |
| Cumulative Graduates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 19 |
| Number of Graduates in Residencies |
0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 4 |
| Number of Graduates in Industry |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of Graduates in Clinical Positions |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| Number of Graduates in Academic Positions |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Number of Graduates in Other Activities |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
