Medical Physics Residency Programs - Overview

The Department of Medical Physics at the Cross Cancer Institute offers three residency programs, two of which are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Educational Programs (CAMPEP) and a third which provides high quality training in a field that is outside the scope of CAMPEP. Medical Physics Residents may pursue training in:

• Radiation Oncology Physics ( a CAMPEP accredited program)
• Imaging Physics, which includes residencies in nuclear medicine physics, and diagnostic radiological physics. (a CAMPEP accredited program)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging Physics. (outside the scope of CAMPEP)

The Cross Cancer Institute (CCI) is a provincially funded cancer center located in Edmonton , Alberta and is operated by Alberta Health Services. The Cross Cancer Institute (CCI) is located on the SW edge of the University of Alberta North Campus and is approximately two blocks from the University of Alberta Hospital (Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre (WCM)). (see the Campus Map: and select the North Campus)

The goal of the Medical Physics Residency Programs is to provide training in the field of Medical Physics. Applicants are expected to have a graduate degree (CAMPEP Accredited - PhD preferred) in Medical Physics or a closely related field.

Current Medical Physics Residents 2021-2022

Residency Statistics

	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
No. of Applicants	24-36	10-15	10	19	19	15	28	19	N/Aa

^aNot Applicable because there were no openings.

Radiation Oncology Physics Residency Program

	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
No. of Residents Accepted	2	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0
No. of Residents Graduating	2	0	1	2	1	0	1	1	0
No. of Residents Certified	2	0	1	2	1	0	1	1	0
No. in Industry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
No. in Clinical Positionsb	2	0	1	2	1	0	1	1	0
No. in Academic Positionsb	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
No. in Other Activities	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

^bPositions which include both clinical and academic duties are counted in both rows

Imaging Physics Residency Program

	2006	2009	2012	2015	2019	2020	2021
No. of Residents Accepted	1		1		1
No. of Residents Graduating		1		1
No. of Residents Certified		1		1
No. in Industry
No. in Clinical Positionsc		1		1
No. in Academic Positionsc		1		1
No. in Other Activities

^cPositions which include both clinical and academic duties are counted in both rows

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Physics

	2004	2006	2007	2008	2009
No. of Residents Accepted	1	1		1
No. of Residents Graduating			1	1	1
No. of Residents Certified			1	1	1
No. in Industry
No. in Clinical Positionsd					1
No. in Academic Positionsd					1
No. in Other Activities			1	1

^dPositions which include both clinical and academic duties are counted in both rows

More Information

More specific information about the residency program can be found by following these links:

• Program Objectives
• Training Program
• Organization Structure
• Admissions

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