Medical Physics Resident - Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

The Division of Medical Physics in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, invites applications for the CAMPEP-accredited clinical medical physics residency. This three-year residency begins July 1, 2027, and provides comprehensive training in all essential aspects of clinical radiation oncology physics. The curriculum is designed to meet the training requirements established by the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP), and required for American Board of Radiology (ABR) certification in Medical Physics. Residents also participate in clinical research under the supervision of Mayo Clinic faculty.


Application Process: This program participates in the MedPhys Match and will only consider applicants who are registered with the National Matching Systems Inc. The deadline for applications is December 15, 2026. The program will conduct preliminary virtual interviews in mid-January, followed by final virtual interviews on February 17, 18, 22, and 23, 2027. Additional information about the residency program and application requirements is available on the Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education (MCSGME) Radiation Oncology Specialty Programs website.


Requirements: A Ph.D. in medical physics, physics, or related discipline; the desire to impact and improve patient care through your efforts in clinical medical physics; research skills including organization, data acquisition and analysis, software development and documentation; excellent communication skills, and the ability to interact with patients and other healthcare professionals.


Applicants without a CAMPEP-accredited graduate degree must complete the required coursework through the Mayo Clinic Medical Physics Certificate Program as part of the residency program to meet the requirements of the CAMPEP Standards for Accreditation of Graduate Educational Programs in Medical Physics. Applicants must have at least three upper-level physics courses taught through a physics department to qualify through this alternate pathway.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:


Environment: Residents join one of the largest and most comprehensive medical physics programs in the country. The Division of Medical Physics at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Rochester, Minnesota, includes more than 60 faculty members and up to 9 clinical medical physics residents. The Division supports all aspects of the clinical radiation oncology program, research and graduate education. This campus has seven Varian linear accelerators (including TrueBeam, Ethos, and Edge), five CT simulators, two CT-equipped HDR suites with Varian Bravos HDR afterloaders, an in-department 3T MRI scanner, an orthovoltage therapy unit, Varian Eclipse treatment planning software with the Aria treatment management system, a full suite of dosimetric and quality assurance equipment, a Leksell Gamma Knife Icon, and a dedicated intraoperative radiation therapy suite (plus two mobile Mobetron units). Residents also complete a proton therapy rotation in a 4-gantry Hitachi ProBeat V pencil beam scanning proton therapy facility. In addition, a new Hitachi two-room expansion is scheduled to open in 2027.


Mayo Clinic is an equal opportunity employer.


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Register for the upcoming Information Sessions on the Radiation Oncology Medical Physics Residency Program at Mayo Clinic’s campus in Rochester, Minnesota!