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It's very possible that they changed this requirement. As of last year, submitting your undergraduate information was part of the process (if you didn't have an undergraduate physics degree). They're requirements page seems to have changed, again. (It's been changing yearly as they go through...

This is all for the US: Just a note about the ABR - there are undergraduate level classes that are required to be taken as well as the CAMPEP accredited program and residency. To be able to sit for the 2014 boards you would have to register in 2013 (by October 31). In order to do that, you...

Thanks so much for all the help. How would you find places with critical needs for teachers? Any advice on who to contact for more information?

I guess he went a meeting of some sort about how to become a high school teacher and they kept talking about getting a masters, but he thinks he won't need a second masters. I'm a little confused by the whole thing. I know nothing about education. He's been trying to get information and I guess...

I'm writing this for a friend of mine - really! He has a masters in Physics. He's currently teaching college level lab classes and thinking about becoming a high school Physics teacher. I know that all states have different requirements, but he's kind of at a loss for what to do to make that...

Wanting to do research would probably change your gameplan. I would still think that looking at schools that provide a good clinical component would be beneficial, so you keep your options open if you change your mind in the future. I'm guessing you're looking at getting a phd then instead of a...

If you're starting now you definitely need to go to a CAMPEP accredited school. There's almost no point in going to one that isn't. You can go to aapm.org to get more information. Or CAMPEP.org. Basically what it comes down to is that they're slowly changing the requirements to get board...

Something to keep in mind, which isn't as much of an issue anymore because of the CAMPEP accredation process... but "big name" schools might not be the best for medical physics programs. Going to a smaller school where you get actual clinical experiences may be beneficial to you over going to a...

I agree with what everyone else has said, and have a couple things to add. First of all, I only took one "real" computer programming class in my undergraduate, and that was a basic C++ class. The next two summers, I had REU jobs, and both involved programming. I had no trouble learning it "on...

In the US, radiation protection is Health Physics, whereas Medical Physics is radiation oncology (treating people who have cancer with radiation) and diagnostic (x-rays, MRI, etc.) both involve making sure the equipment is running properly and radiation oncology involves treatment planning as...

I wanted to add to this, since no one else did, that its' a measure of disorder or randomness in a closed system. If you want to use that argument against evolution, use it with a growing person. When you grow, you are "creating" more "order" if you look at it that way. Think of what you start...

As far as difficulty getting into programs goes... Here is my undergraduate CV, briefly: I'm a girl, 3.4 GPA, 1360 I believe on the GRE, I did 2 REU research programs as an undergraduate, and 1 research project on my campus, double major in physics/math I got into all 5 programs I applied...

Pat Martino, who is a jazz guitarist, is brilliant in my opinion, and the songs have no words. Also, the lord of the rings soundtracks are generally wordless.

Just to add in some... well I love Medical Physics, so my opinion on your dilemma. If you go to medical school, you're going to be very far in debt when you get done. If you go to a Medical Physics graduate program, you'll probably at least get tuition waived, and most likely get a stipend of...