Residency
Upstate Medical Physics (UMP) has a position available in its three-year Diagnostic Radiologic Physics Residency Program. Applicants must have obtained their graduate degree from a CAMPEP accredited medical physics graduate program, or obtained similar didactic course work. This individual must be enthusiastic about diagnostic medical physics and interested in helping clients not only meet accreditation and regulatory requirements but also improve the quality of radiology imaging and practices. UMP offers a diverse educational experience through its clients’ facilities ranging from small private practice imaging centers to major academic radiology departments.
Upstate Medical physics is located in Victor, New York in the bucolic Finger Lakes region of Upstate New York and also has offices in Buffalo, New York. The Victor, New York office has recently moved to a new 2,800 square-foot facility with state-of-the-art training, IT, and teleconferencing capability. The group meets in person and via teleconferencing on a regular basis for both training and discussion of issues impacting image quality, patient and staff doses, and regulatory requirements.
This medical physics group has many years experience in the Northeastern United States. It is best characterized as a collegial group of diagnostic medical physicists, working together for the benefit of their clients and to develop their own careers. The group includes young diagnostic medical physicists early in their careers and senior members with over 30 years experience, as well as medical physics assistants. The program currently consists of two residents (one each in the first and second years of residency). Upstate Medical Physics has employees with various educational backgrounds, including R.T., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, two of which achieved ABR certification in June 2009.
The resident will participate in imaging system surveys (acceptance testing and annual evaluations), imaging department design and acquisition of equipment, radiation shielding design, support of facilities for ACR accreditation programs, patient and fetal dose calculations, and institutional radiation safety committee meetings.
The UMP Residency Program is currently under CAMPEP review.
The time spent in the UMP Diagnostic Radiologic Physics Residency Program provides the experience required to take the American Board of Radiology certification examination.
Compensation is competitive and includes outstanding medical coverage plus 15 days of paid time off and six legal holidays per year.
Interested candidates should fill out the Medical Physics Residency application form.
For non-CAMPEP accredited graduate programs, candidates must fill out Appendix 1 in addition to their application.
Deadline for application submission is March 1, 2010. Submit necessary forms to Residency@upstatemp.com.
GLENWOOD, Ill.—November 30, 2009—Landauer, Inc. (NYSE: LDR), a recognized leader in personal and environmental radiation monitoring and the leading domestic provider of outsourced medical physics services, today announces a three year commitment to serve as the corporate sponsor for the Upstate Medical Physics (UMP) Residency program in Diagnostic Imaging Physics.
“We are committed to excellence in the education and professional practice of medical physics and are investing in the future of this profession,” stated Bill Saxelby, President and CEO of Landauer. “Our recent acquisitions of Global Physics Solutions and our investment in this residency program are examples of our dedication to supporting growth in professional medical physics ”. The Upstate Medical Physics program will be the first private practice diagnostic medical physics residency program in the U.S. and Landauer is the first corporate sponsor of such a program. UMP has applied to CAMPEP for accreditation of its residency program.
"Landauer has historically supported the safe utilization of radiation in the healthcare setting through its leadership in occupational monitoring, and their support for this residency program demonstrates an expansion of their market participation by a company uniquely progressive and committed to the entire professional practice of medical physics” stated Bob Pizzutiello, President of Upstate Medical Physics.
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“Today, we held our first Radiographics Journal Club meeting and I’m still supercharged from the tremendous energy we all felt in our discussions and information exchange. The UMP conference room environment is ideal for both learning and connection, with a giant LCD monitor for easy viewing and demonstrations of anatomy and physiology. This unique partnering template of radiologist and physics residents having open discussion and exchange of ideas is nothing short of brilliant! The format allows the resident to “get inside the diagnostician’s head” and vice versa. This interactive formula is a win-win for all participants and I cannot wait for our next meeting!”
Daniel Wopperer, MD, FACR
Former Managing Partner and CEO, Borg Imaging Group
Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology, URMC
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