Medical Physics Resident PGY2 Rad Onc

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CORE JOB SUMMARY

This is a CAMPEP (Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs) accredited two-year Clinical Medical Physics Residency position in the Radiation Oncology Department at University of Miami Medical Center.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

The medical physics division in Radiation Oncology Department is currently covering four radiation therapy venues: Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Main (SCCC Main), Jackson Memorial Hospital (JMH), Sylvester at Deerfield Beach and the Sylvester Cancer Center West (SCCC West). The division currently consists of ten medical physics faculty and seven dosimetrists who carry out clinical, research and resident teaching duties. This is a two-year Clinical Medical Physics Residency position in the Radiation Oncology Department at University of Miami Medical Center. The position will prepare the resident to pursue a professional career in medical physics and the American Board of Radiology (ABR) certification exam in Radiological Therapeutic Physics. The clinical component of the training program consists of a total eight three-month long clinical rotations through all clinical areas of the program, including Patient treatment simulation, 3D treatment planning & dosimetry & delivery, dosimetric measurements, advanced treatment planning (IMRT & VMAT, SRS&SBRT), delivery and QA, quality assurance (linear accelerators and patient specific), low dose rate and high dose rate brachytherapy, radiation treatment techniques, radiation protection, shielding, and safety, imaging principles, including CT, 4DCT,MRI, PET, US, the principles of image fusion and algorithms, imaging in radiotherapy, linear accelerator commissioning, radiation treatment planning system commissioning. The content of the clinical rotations is designed in accordance with AAPM. Report 90 on "Essentials and Guidelines for

Hospital-Based Medical Physics Residency Training Programs:

Report of the Subcommittee on Residency Training and Promotion of the Education and Training of Medical Physics Committee of the AAPM Education Council" will be given at the end of each quarterly rotation for and by the staff physicists. The resident is required to pass two oral examinations, one at the end of 1st year and at the end of the second year, in addition to the exams given at the end of each clinical rotation. There will be no direct patient care responsibilities for clinical medical physics resident. All patient related procedures are handled under the supervision of radiation oncologists and authorized and ABR board certified medical physics faculty. All other procedures (e.g.; radiation treatment planning, linear accelerator quality assurance) will be supervised and reviewed by the authorized medical physics faculty. The resident is expected to successfully pass the didactic courses and, if applicable, a systematic self-study program required to meet CAMPEP expectations as defined by AAPM Reports 79 and 197S to sit for the ABR board examination. The resident is also required to complete didactic coursework on ethics, professional aspects of medical physics, radiation safety, interpersonal communication, workplace safety, and hospital information and security during the first rotation by completing online training modules.

Supervision Received:

Program Director of Medical Physics Residency, Medical Physics Faculty and Radiation Oncologist Program Director - Medical Physics Residency Nesrin Dogan, Ph.D. Minimum Qualifications (Essential Requirements): Ph.D. Degree in Medical Physics, Physics, Engineering or closely related field. Must complete the undergraduate and graduate didactic prerequisites required by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Educational Programs (CAMPEP) and the ABR prior to the residency program. This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary. The University of Miami offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition remission and more. UHealth-University of Miami Health System, South Florida's only university-based health system, provides leading-edge patient care powered by the ground breaking research and medical education at the Miller School of Medicine. As an academic medical center, we are proud to serve South Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean. Our physicians represent more than 100 specialties and sub-specialties, and have more than one million patient encounters each year. Our tradition of excellence has earned worldwide recognition for outstanding teaching, research and patient care. We're the challenge you've been looking for. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.

Job Status:

Full time

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Staff The mission of the University of Miami is to transform lives through education, research, innovation, and service. A vibrant and diverse academic and healthcare community, the University of Miami and the University of Miami Health System ("UHealth") have rapidly progressed to become one of the nation's top research universities and academic medical centers in the nation. The University comprises 12 schools and colleges serving undergraduate and graduate students in more than 350 majors and programs. Visit welcome.miami.edu/about-um to learn more about our points of pride. The University ranks No. 55 on U.S. News & World Report's 2022 Best Colleges list and ranked No. 49 in the 2022 Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings. Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is ranked the #1 eye hospital in the USA and offers some of the nation's premiere eye doctors to treat every eye condition for adults. Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer, part of the Miller School of Medicine, received the prestigious National Cancer Institute designation in 2019. The University of Miami and UHealth have also ranked among the Forbes Best Employers and Best Employers for Women on several occasions, most recently in 2022. With more than 17,000 faculty and staff, the University strives for excellence, and is driven by a powerful mission to transform and impact the lives of its students, patients, members of the community, and people across the globe. The University of Miami is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.