Ricky,
You got it correct. There are not many jobs in Canada in medical physics. Choppy and even university websites overstate the need on medical physicists in Canada. It is actually a difficult picture as you mentioned.
Another discussion between me and choppy is here. Data talks, not...
More than a year, just revisiting...surprised by lack of data behind statements made above.
Fact is Universities in Canada are misguiding the prospect of medical physics career. Here is what one says
"Employment of Medical Physicists in CanadaThere are approximately 250 medical physicists...
I find it bit derogatory when some people says PhD's make better clinicians, as if MSc guys will causing pain and killing people around. I was talking to one of my seniors and he told of an incident in US where the Physicist was a PhD, and guess what, he came from Canada to USA. That incident is...
Choppy,
I felt bad by tone of your reply. Letme show you what if other people start using your tone. Seems like a frustrated Canadian with high taxes and poor salary. Now, see my reply below. That is the tone people like you understand.
Poor you :) Seems like you are one of those Canadians...
I just wanted to see what is the scope of medical physics in Canada. Program websites on university webpages write so rosy picture of jobs(one leading university website predicts atleast 30 new jobs per year inside Canada). I find that ridiculous because when I go to medphys.ca and other career...