Chances of getting into medical physics programs

EricVT

Just a small correction regarding Kentucky's program.

They do require each student to participate in research during both the graduate program and the residency. The graduate program is non-thesis (instead opting for a lengthy clinical component) but the clinical research is performed with the goal of a poster session or presentation at a national or regional meeting.

Tobit

This is not quite correct. The 2014 requirement is that you must complete an accredited residency before sitting for Part 2 of the ABR exam. It actually doesn't replace the 2012 requirement, which is that you must be enrolled in or have completed any accredited program (MS, PhD, certificate, DMP, or residency) in order to take Part 1 of the exam. So a single residency program fulfills the requirements for both. However, an accredited residency is obligated to ensure that all residents either have received the required didactic training, or that they receive it during their residency.