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Medical Physics Certificate Program

The U-M Medical School Department of Radiation Oncology's Medical Physics Certificate Program is administered by the Department of Radiation Oncology, in collaboration with the Rackham Graduate School and Nuclear Engineering & Radiological Sciences.

Our program is currently in preparation for accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP).

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Program Overview

The goal of the Medical Physics Certificate Program is to develop the next generation of scientific and professional leaders in medical physics and beyond.

Trainees will complete didactic courses and have the opportunity to shadow qualified medical physicists to gain clinical experiences at the University Hospital (main campus) and our hospital affiliates.

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Eligibility

This certificate program is open to current Rackham students pursuing a PhD in physics, engineering or a science field related to medical physics and candidates who have already obtained a PhD in those disciplines.

Note: As CAMPEP requires a doctorate (for students that do not have a CAMPEP-approved medical physics masters degree) to enter a residency program for clinical training, official enrollment into this certificate will only be granted after the doctoral degree is earned.

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Learn about the application process for the program.

Didactic Requirements

Current US standards of professional practice require medical physicists to complete structured clinical training and either have graduated from accredited graduate programs or obtain a certificate approved by CAMPEP. Our program complies with CAMPEP education standards, and fully prepares trainees to compete for residency positions.

Trainees are expected to complete the following six core courses with a total of 19 credits. Students who have completed some of these courses as part of previous graduate study will be required to take any remaining CAMPEP-required core courses.

Radiological Physics and Dosimetry (2 credits)
Radiation Therapy Physics (3 credits)
Medical Radiological Health Engineering (3 credits)

Radiation Biology (2 credits)
Physics of Medical Imaging (3 credits)
Anatomy (5 credits)

Program Statistics

Year	Number of Applications	Number Accepted	Number Enrolled	Number Graduated	Residency	Clinical	Another Degree Program	Industry	Government	Still Seeking Position	Other
2026	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
2020	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	3	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Alumni

Julia Pakela

Home Department: Applied Physics
Post-Certificate Training: Therapy
Position Post-Training: Clinical Faculty Physicist

Daniel (Rocky) Owen

Home Department: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Science
Position Post-Training: Industry

Daniel Polan

Home Department: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Science
Post-Certificate Training: Postdoctoral Research
Position Post-Training: Research Faculty Physicist

Lise Wei

Home Department: Applied Physics
Post-Certificate Training: Therapy
Position Post-Training: Clinical Faculty Physicist

Sunan Cui

Home Department: Applied Physics
Post-Certificate Training: Therapy
Position Post-Training: Clinical Faculty Physicist

Crystal Green

Home Department: Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Science
Post-Certificate Training: Diagnostic
Position Post-Training: Clinical Faculty Physicist

Lianli Liu

Home Department: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Post-Certificate Training: Therapy
Position Post-Training: Clinical Faculty Physicist

Alexander Moncion-Baez

Home Department: Applied Physics
Post-Certificate Training: Therapy
Position Post-Training: Clinical Faculty Physicist

Ebrahim Oraiqat

Home Department: Radiation Oncology
Post-Certificate Training: Therapy
Position Post-Training: Clinical Faculty Physicist

Jennifer Dolan

Home Department: Radiation Oncology
Post-Certificate Training: Therapy
Position Post-Training: Clinical Faculty Physicist

Program Steering Committee

See all Radiation Oncology faculty

Alexander Moncion, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology and Program Director
Radiation Oncology
Medical School

Zheng Zhang, PhD, DABR

Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology
Medical School

Martha Matuszak, PhD

Laurie Snow Research Professor
Associate Chair
Medical Physics
Clinical Professor of Radiation Oncology
Medical School
Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences
College of Engineering