Navigating the medical physics education and training landscape
dc.contributor.author | Loughery, Brian | |
dc.contributor.author | Starkschall, George | |
dc.contributor.author | Hendrickson, Kristi | |
dc.contributor.author | Prisciandaro, Joann | |
dc.contributor.author | Clark, Brenda | |
dc.contributor.author | Fullerton, Gary | |
dc.contributor.author | Ibbott, Geoffrey | |
dc.contributor.author | Jackson, Edward | |
dc.contributor.author | Burmeister, Jay | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-15T16:47:44Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-01-07T18:34:36Z | en |
dc.date.issued | 2017-11 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Loughery, Brian; Starkschall, George; Hendrickson, Kristi; Prisciandaro, Joann; Clark, Brenda; Fullerton, Gary; Ibbott, Geoffrey; Jackson, Edward; Burmeister, Jay (2017). "Navigating the medical physics education and training landscape." Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics (6): 275-287. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1526-9914 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1526-9914 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/139957 | |
dc.description.abstract | PurposeThe education and training landscape has been profoundly reshaped by the ABR 2012/2014 initiative and the MedPhys Match. This work quantifies these changes and summarizes available reports, surveys, and statistics on education and training.MethodsWe evaluate data from CAMPEP‐accredited program websites, annual CAMPEP graduate and residency program reports, and surveys on the MedPhys Match and Professional Doctorate degree (DMP).ResultsFrom 2009–2015, the number of graduates from CAMPEP‐accredited graduate programs rose from 210 to 332, while CAMPEP‐accredited residency positions rose from 60 to 134. We estimate that approximately 60% of graduates of CAMPEP‐accredited graduate programs intend to enter clinical practice, however, only 36% of graduates were successful in acquiring a residency position in 2015. The maximum residency placement percentage for a graduate program is 70%, while the median for all programs is only 22%. Overall residency placement percentage for CAMPEP‐accredited program graduates from 2011–2015 was approximately 38% and 25% for those with a PhD and MS, respectively. The disparity between the number of clinically oriented graduates and available residency positions is perceived as a significant problem by over 70% of MedPhys Match participants responding to a post‐match survey. Approximately 32% of these respondents indicated that prior knowledge of this situation would have changed their decision to pursue graduate education in medical physics.ConclusionThese data reveal a substantial disparity between the number of residency training positions and graduate students interested in these positions, and a substantial variability in residency placement percentage across graduate programs. Comprehensive data regarding current and projected supply and demand within the medical physics workforce are needed for perspective on these numbers. While the long‐term effects of changes in the education and training infrastructure are still unclear, available survey data suggest that these changes could negatively affect potential entrants to the profession. | |
dc.publisher | AAPM Annual Meeting | |
dc.publisher | Wiley Periodicals, Inc. | |
dc.subject.other | residency | |
dc.subject.other | education and training | |
dc.subject.other | graduate program | |
dc.subject.other | DMP | |
dc.subject.other | ABR certification | |
dc.subject.other | MedPhys match | |
dc.title | Navigating the medical physics education and training landscape | |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Medicine (General) | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/139957/1/acm212202.pdf | |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/139957/2/acm212202_am.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/acm2.12202 | |
dc.identifier.source | Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics | |
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