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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.
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Rhode Island Hospital/Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University Medical Physics Resident Application and Achievement Data
| 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 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 2022 | 90 | 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
- Have graduated with an MS or PhD from a CAMPEP-accredited graduate program, or
- Possess a PhD in physics or related discipline and have completed a CAMPEP-accredited certificate program.
Our program currently accepts applications solely through the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Medical Physics Residency Application Program (MP-RAP) and during our recruiting cycle, our program listing can be found by searching Rhode Island Hospital. After applications have been reviewed and applicant interviews have been completed, our program participates and selects our resident(s) through the Medical Physics Match (MedPhys Match) program administered by the National Matching Services, Inc.
Current Senior Resident: Laura Buchanan, PhD
Laura Buchanan, PhD, is a medical physics resident, PGY-2, who joined the Radiation Oncology Medical Physics Residency Program in 2021. Read more about Laura Buchanan, PhD.