Information for Prospective Applicants to CAMPEP-Accredited Residency Programs

Prospective applicants need to meet the requirements set forth in standards 3.1 and 3.2 of the CAMPEP Residency Standards.

3.1 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 may enter any medical physics residency educational program if they have successfully completed either:

1. CAMPEP-accredited MS or PhD graduate program, or  
2. a CAMPEP-accredited certificate program.

3.2 Residency programs with a duration of 3 years (or greater) and that have an associated CAMPEP-accredited graduate program or certificate program may also conditionally accept residents who possess a PhD in physics or related discipline, but who have not graduated from a CAMPEP-accredited graduate program or completed a CAMPEP-accredited certificate program. The remedial education of such residents shall be well-defined in collaboration with the associated graduate/certificate program director and should be equivalent to the completion of a CAMPEP-accredited certificate program. In addition, all courses used for remediation must be within a single associated graduate/certificate program.