Radiation Oncology Services
Lifespan Cancer Institute

Radiation Oncology Medical Physics Residency Program

A Message from Jim Brindle, PhD, DABR, Residency Program Director

Welcome and thank you for your interest in the Radiation Oncology Medical Physics Residency Program at Rhode Island Hospital/Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Partnered with the academic medical system of Brown University, the department of radiation oncology has a three-fold mission: providing the highest quality and safest care to patients, educating the next generation of clinicians, and advancing medicine through research.

Our radiation oncology medical physics residency training program provides broad exposure to components of therapeutic medical physics, and this clinical training is gained through a variety of comprehensive clinical rotations. It is through this training that the resident will be in an ideal position in preparation for the ABR board examinations and, more importantly, on his or her path to becoming a knowledgeable, qualified medical physicist. We hope you find this web page informative and encourage you to apply to our program and become part of our team.

Rhode Island Hospital/Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Medical Physics Resident Application and Achievement Data

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Our program has two positions and accepts a new resident every year.
Year Number of Applicants Number Offered Admission Number Entering Program Number Graduating Number Board Certified Employment Status
Clinical Industry
Academic Non-Academic
2010 - - - - - 1* - -
2011 - - 1 0 0 - - -
2012 - - - - - - - -
2013 52 2 1 1 1 - 1 -
2014 - - - - - - - -
2015 - - - - - - - -
2016 97 1 1 1 1 1 - -
2017 - - - - - - - -
2018 101 1 1 1 1 1 - -
2019 90 1 1 0 - - - -
2020 101 1 1 1 - 1 - -
2021 113 1 1 1 1 1 - -
2022 90 1 1 1 0 1 - -
2023 96 1 1 1 0 - 1 -
*The resident completed the initial year of training but left the program early to pursue a full-time research opportunity.

Admissions

Residents entering a medical physics residency educational program shall have a strong foundation in basic physics. This shall be demonstrated either by an undergraduate or graduate degree in physics, or by a degree in an engineering discipline or another of the physical sciences and with coursework that is the equivalent of a minor in physics (i.e., one that includes at least three upper-level undergraduate physics courses that would be required for a physics major). 

In addition, residents must

  1. Have graduated with an MS or PhD from a CAMPEP-accredited graduate program, or
  2. Possess a PhD in physics or related discipline and have completed a CAMPEP-accredited certificate program.

Interested candidates should send a personal statement, curriculum vitae (CV), recent transcripts, and three letters of recommendation to our program coordinator, Tiffany Todman, at [email protected]. Additional information about the application process and the program can be found at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University medical physics residency program. Applications must be received by December 15, 2023. Interviews with selected applicants will be scheduled in the January through February 2024 timeframe. Offers will be extended no later than early March 2024 for an anticipated start date of July 1, 2024.

Current Senior Resident: Edwin Quashie, PhD

Edwin Quashie, PhD, is a medical physics resident, PGY-2, who joined the Radiation Oncology Medical Physics Residency Program in 2022. Read more about Edwin Quashie, PhD.