Medical Physicist Resident
Description
Summary:
Two-year Medical Physics Residency program completed under the supervision of Radiation Oncology Chief Medical Physicist
Responsibilities:
Medical Physics Residency program objectives:;1.1. Teaching the technical knowledge and skills related to the sophisticated technologies used in the practice of medical physics;1.2. Cultivating a critical awareness and evaluation of research and scholarship in the field;1.3. Instilling an understanding of the protocols and practices essential to the deployment of technologies to detect, diagnose and treat various illnesses and injuries;1.4. Training the ability to use analytical and research methods to solve problems arising in the clinical environment:;1.5. Teaching the professional attributes and the ethical conduct and actions that are required of medical physicists:;1.6. Training the communication and interpersonal skills that are necessary to function in a collaborative environment:;1.7. Developing an awareness of the complexity of knowledge in the field and receptiveness to other interpretations, new knowledge, and different approaches to solving problems:;1.8. Cultivating an awareness of the need for confidentiality of patient information and familiarity with relevant regulations:;1.9. Teaching an appreciation of the clinical purpose and applications of sophisticated technologies:;1.10. Cultivating the acknowledgement of the role of medical physicists in a clinical environment in which physicians, nurses, technologists and others work in cooperation:;1.11. Training the sensitivity to potential hazards that residents may encounter and appropriate measures to take to prevent risks to themselves and equipment:;1.12. Training the recognition and correction of suboptimal application or unsafe use of technologies:;1.13. Cultivating the commitment to continued education so that practice knowledge and skills remain current:;,
Education: MASTER'S LVL DGRE
Other Information:
Medical Physics Residency Program is certified by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP)
Credentials:LMP-PERMIT
Company: Vassar Brothers Medical Center
Org Unit: 2004
Department: Med Ed Physics Residency
Exempt: Yes
Salary Range: $20.23 - $37.56 Hourly