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Ultrasound-guided high-dose-rate (HDR) interstitial prostate brachytherapy is a technically demanding procedure requiring proficiency in imaging, catheter reconstruction, contouring, treatment planning, and quality assurance unde...

A multi-institutional journal club (MIJC) was introduced by the AAPM’s Working Group on Multi-Institutional Journal Clubs for Residency Programs (WGJCRP) in 2021. As of 2022, 40% of therapy programs were participating. The MIJC p...

Shortages of trained medical physicists persist across Africa. Needs-assessment surveys were utilized to determine trainee interest and medical physics curricular gaps to aid in design of hands-on outreach workshops for the Afric...

An educational endeavor has been initiated to provide the diagnostic radiology (DR) community with an up-to-date resource describing the physics and clinical implementation of DR imaging physics. The resource will be widely, and...

Championing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are strategic goals of the AAPM and COMP, however, actions to advance EDI in education are limited. The current work describes the development of innovative resources to support...

To evaluate national structure, capacity, and geographic distribution of Medical Physics education and training in Zimbabwe, and assess alignment between academic output and clinical workforce absorption.

Our university’s Medical Physics M.Sc. prepares students for Canadian board certification through written and oral assessments. Despite the additional time and effort involved, oral exams remain part of the curriculum due to thei...

Fluoroscopy education and clinical literature dealing with videofluoroscopic swallowing studies commonly emphasize frame rate as the primary determinant of temporal resolution and diagnostic accuracy. However, frame integration o...

To report on the success of an innovative academic program which provides an educational opportunity for ABR-certified medical physicists interested in obtaining a Ph.D. degree while remaining employed, allowing them to engage mo...

A cost- and revenue-shared model is an implementable solution to establish a sustainable, financially-sound medical physics graduate program allowing for proper long-term planning and consistent growth while assuring high quality...

Hands-on training in absolute dosimetry and beam data acquisition is an important requirement in medical physics education, yet access to linear accelerators and water phantoms is often limited by clinical workload, and resource...

Medical physics patient consults are increasingly used to support patient understanding during radiotherapy and yet there is no consensus in the medical physics community as to what communications methods are most effective. We c...

A persistent challenge in medical physics education is the lack of centralized, interactive, and easily accessible training tools that integrate into daily clinical workflows. Many existing resources are static, fragmented, and d...

Stark global inequities persist in access to radiological health services, with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) bearing an increasing cancer burden while facing critical shortages in trained medical physicists and radiat...

Uncertainty about radiotherapy treatments can cause patients distress, which has been linked to poorer outcomes. During interactions with their nursing team, patients often seek information about the safety of their treatments to...

Structured education in artificial intelligence (AI) has become increasingly important for medical physicists as AI tools are integrated into clinical practice. To address this need, the AAPM Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on AI Boot...

Traditional MRI education emphasizes physics knowledge, lectures, and artifact recognition, but often does not produce graduates who can function independently in clinical practice. We aim to define core MRI competencies for grad...

For medical physics residents, clinical decision-making can be a difficult skill to teach and master – most residents come from academic graduate programs with limited clinical exposure, and the regulatory nature of radiation onc...

Physicians are educated on radiation safety through fluoroscopy credentialing programs and during residency for select medical specialties. However, exposure to radiation, and the need for foundational safety knowledge, begins mu...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into clinical magnetic resonance imaging workflows, creating new opportunities and responsibilities for medical physicists. This program is designed to prepare medical physi...

National shortages of clinical medical physicists underscore the need for scalable, hands-on learning opportunities. We sought to pilot a structured radiation oncology observership program that enhances clinical knowledge, builds...

To evaluate the scalability and impact of the Global Alliance for Medical Physics Education and Research (GAMPER), an open-access hybrid platform addressing critical medical physics workforce shortages in low- and middle-income c...

Inequitable access to advanced radiotherapy technologies creates gaps in residency education and limits training experiences. The AAPM Penn–Ohio–West Virginia (POWV) Chapter developed a structured Inter-Residency Exchange Program...

This work describes the development of a flexible educational framework designed to address required curriculum and professional competencies for Radiation Oncology (RO) and Medical Physics (MP) residents implemented in two disti...