Accepting applicants for July 1, 2025 

• There are four open residency positions to be filled.

Two-Year Residency Program Overview

In our 16th year, the goal of the UT Southwestern (UTSW) Clinical Medical Physics Residency Training Program is to improve the field of radiation oncology by educating thoughtful and informed medical physicists from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Program Overview

• CAMPEP-accredited
• Two years of full-time clinical training where instruction is given within the Department of Radiation Oncology by a team comprised of:
  • 38+ physics and engineering faculty
  • 19+ molecular radiation biology faculty
  • 22+ clinical faculty
• Residents become an integral part of the department, perform clinical duties, and interact closely with the entire faculty and staff.
• The successful applicant will be part of a Radiation Oncology team that includes eight medical physics residents and over 500 fellow employees. 

Applicant Requirements

• Applicants must have a strong background in basic physics demonstrated either by an undergraduate or graduate degree in physics, or by a degree in an engineering discipline or another of the physical sciences and with coursework that is the equivalent of a minor in physics (i.e., one that includes at least three upper-level undergraduate physics courses that would be required for a physics major).
• Applicants must also have a Ph.D. degree in medical physics, physics, or related field.
• Applicants who do not have a CAMPEP-accredited graduate degree must have completed a CAMPEP certificate program prior to entry into the program.
• Applicants must be qualified to receive a temporary license through the Texas Medical Board.
• A complete application must be submitted directly to our program by email.
  • Please provide: CV, personal statement, transcripts, and three letters of recommendation 
  • Contact email: kiera.smith@utsouthwestern.edu
• If applicable, please inform the residency program regarding your need for visa support in your personal statement.
• Application deadline: September 30, 2024

Department of Radiation Oncology Overview

The Department of Radiation Oncology is part of the NCI-designated Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, which offers exceptional opportunities for translation of laboratory science into clinical trials and provides an integrated program of medical, radiation, and surgical oncology. Our faculty are experts in the field for development and clinical implementation of innovative treatment strategies in radiation oncology. Our program provides more than 130,000 square feet of clinical space and some of the most advanced radiotherapy tools, including:

• Two Varian Ethos
• Two Varian Halcyon
• Two Elekta Unity MR-Linacs
• RefleXion PET-Linac
• Philips 1.5T Ingenia Ambition MR simulator
• Two Philips 16-slice Brilliance large-bore 4D CT simulators
• Xcision GammaPod
• Two Varian TrueBeams
• Two Varian VitalBeams^™
• Two Elekta Versa HDs^™
• Two Elekta Gamma Knife^®Icon
• Accuray CyberKnife^®M6^™
• Xstrahl superficial unit
• One Varian VariSource^™iX HDR afterloader
• One Elekta Flexitron HDR afterloader
• Seven VisionRT systems
• Three Active Breathing Coordinator systems
• Brainlab Airo^®mobile, compact CT-simulator
• Brainlab Exactrac System
• Shielded OR dedicated for HDR brachytherapy and intra-operative HDR procedures
• Varian Eclipse treatment planning system and Aria record and verify system
• Elekta Monaco and Oncentra treatment planning systems and Mosaiq record and verify system
• 3D printing laboratory

The range of radiation oncology procedures we offer: MR-guided adaptive radiotherapy, CT-guided adaptive radiotherapy, PET-guided radiotherapy, IMRT, SRS, SBRT, TBI, TSE, HDR, intravascular brachytherapy and LDR brachytherapy, as well as cranial and pelvic LDR.

About UT Southwestern Medical Center

• UTSW ranks among the top academic medical centers in the world.
• Six members of our faculty have been awarded Nobel Prizes since 1985.
• 16 faculty are currently members of the National Academy of Sciences – one of the highest honors attainable by an American scientist.
• Multiple faculty are members of the Institute of Medicine, the Association of American Physicians, and the American Society for Clinical Investigation.
• Faculty members, who are responsible for a broad array of groundbreaking biomedical research advances, are respected for their dedication to teaching, training, and patient care.
• Over 18,800 full-time faculty and staff provide training to nearly 3,700 medical, graduate, and allied health students, as well as residents and postdoctoral scholars each year.
• Ongoing support from federal agencies, private foundations, individuals, and corporations provides more than $489 million per year to fund over 5,800 research projects.
• Faculty members and residents provide care to more than 100,000 inpatients and oversee 2 million outpatient visits per year at our ambulatory clinics.
• We are an equal opportunity employer.

For more information about our department and residency program, visit utsouthwestern.edu/radonc.

About UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center Located in Dallas, Texas. UT Southwestern is a leading academic medical center—world-renowned for its research, regarded among the best in the country for medical education and for clinical and scientific training, and nationally recognized for the quality of clinical care that its faculty provides to patients at UT Southwestern University Hospitals and clinics and affiliated institutions. With six Nobel Laureates and 25 members of the National Academy of Sciences currently on faculty, UT Southwestern is among the top biomedical research institutions in the nation and consistently ranks the No. 1 academic medical center in the world for publishing high-quality scientific research, according to Nature Index.

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