Medical Physics

The Doctorate of Medical Physics (D.M.P.) program aims to enhance and standardize clinical training for medical physicists. Whereas the medical physics track in the Radiological Science Ph.D. program offered at the Health Science Center prepares the students for a research career in medical physics, the D.M.P. is a professional degree that prepares the students for a clinical career in either imaging or therapeutic medical physics. This four year degree program is similar in structure to other professional degrees, such as the M.D., D.D.S., D.V.M., in that it combines a didactic and clinical training curriculum throughout the four years of studies. A student is admitted to either the imaging or the therapy track and must remain in that track for the duration of their studies.