Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple, Texas
Our program is designed to produce well-rounded medical physicists specially trained to provide clinical physics support for comprehensive management of cancer
Radiation Physics Residency is a two-year CAMPEP-accredited program for candidates with a master’s or doctoral degree who are interested in providing cancer management alongside radiation oncologists.
We accept two positions per year.
As the largest not-for-profit health care system in Texas and one of the largest in the United States, Baylor Scott & White serves 41 counties through 53 hospitals, more than 1,300 access points, more than 7,100 active physicians, more than 59,000 team members and the Baylor Scott & White Health Plan.
Curriculum
Objectives
- Residents become competent in all areas related to the safe and efficacious use of ionizing radiation as it relates to simulation, planning and treatment delivery of human disease. This is accomplished in part through routine evaluated clinical rotations and didactic lectures.
- Residents complete structured rotations that include written summaries/reports at the completion of the rotation. Mentor meetings occur throughout each rotation in one-to-one and group settings.
- Residents present, review and defend their knowledge of a given rotation in oral-based sessions with the residency program faculty.
- Grades are based on the results of ongoing evaluations and end of rotation oral exams.
- Residents obtain an appropriate mastery of the radiation physics principles (e.g. interactions of radiation in matter, radionuclidic decay therapy) associated with the use of radiation in treatment of human malignancy.
- Residents obtain a level of training in anatomy, computer technology and diagnostic imaging appropriate for a position as a therapeutic radiological physicist. This is primarily accomplished during the clinical dosimetric treatment planning rotation and didactic courses on these topics.
- Residents demonstrate knowledge sufficient to manage the radiation safety aspects of a radiation oncology practice.
- Residents attend department conferences, M&Ms, journal clubs, resident seminars and radiation physics division meetings.
- Residents understand the potential uses of – and hazards associated with – ionizing radiation and high voltage electronics as used in the practice of radiation oncology.
- Residents understand, through both didactic and practical training, radiobiological principles of the use of radiation.
How to apply
Applications are accepted through the Medical Physics Matching Program.
Application requirements
Eligible candidates must demonstrate a strong foundation in basic physics as proven by a master's or doctoral degree in medical physics, physics, engineering, mathematics or other science with physics training equivalent to a minor in physics (upper level courses in electricity and magnetism, quantum mechanics, atomic structure, statistical mechanics and mechanics).
Candidates must be graduates of a CAMPEP-accredited program.
Applicants are strongly recommended to review the ‘Medical Physicist’ section of the AAPM website to gain deeper understanding of the roles and responsibilities of medical physicists and much more.
We are unable to sponsor any type of visas.
Learn more about Baylor Scott & White's housestaff appointment eligibility, including guidelines for international medical graduates.
Faculty and residents
Our dedicated faculty, with diverse expertise and a passion for teaching, offers invaluable mentorship and our talented residents bring enthusiasm and fresh perspectives to patient care. Together, they create a supportive community committed to excellence in medical education and compassionate care.
Join us in shaping the future of healthcare!
Train at one of U.S. News & World Report's top hospitals in Texas
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple is a 640-bed teaching and research hospital with a Level I trauma center.
Working at Baylor Scott & White Health
Stipend and benefits
In addition to competitive stipends, we offer our residents a full menu of employee benefits. We help offset the cost of many of these benefits; others are options you can choose to pay for yourself.
Well-being resources
This time in your professional career can be extremely challenging. As a Baylor Scott & White graduate medical trainee, there are a variety of resources available to you, ensuring you get the most out of your educational experience.
Life in Temple
Temple uniquely offers a combination of access to big-city conveniences while maintaining a small-town atmosphere.
Contact us
Whitney "Mandy" Clark-Bartlett, BS
Program Administrator
Fax: 254.724.6588
Email: Whitney.ClarkBartlett@BSWHealth.org
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
2401 S. 31st St.
Temple, TX 76508