Clinical Medical Physics Residency Program
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
program Overview
The Mount Sinai residency program is a two-year CAMPEP-accredited clinical training program at Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine. Core objectives include comprehensive, hands-on training in clinical therapy physics and preparation for the ABR board exams. Successful candidates will work with Mount Sinai's staff physicists covering a diverse array of specialties in the clinic, with the goal of becoming autonomous physicists capable of independent work at graduation.
requirements
At a minimum, applicants must have:
A Master or PhD in Physics or related discipline
AND graduated from
A CAMPEP-accredited graduate program
OR
A CAMPEP-accredited certificate program
Clinical Rotations
In order to graduate from the residency program, residents are required to complete the following 12 clinical rotations:
Dosimetric systems
Brachytherapy
Linear Accelerator Acceptance Testing/Commissioning/Annual QA
TG-51 Calibration and MU Calculations
TPS Modeling
Treatment Planning
Imaging for Treatment Simulation
Imaging for Treatment Verification
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Special Procedures
Radiation Safety/Shielding Design
Proton Therapy Rotation
FINANCIAL support
Competitive salary and full benefits package will be provided to the successful candidate. Please refer to Mount Sinai Benefit for more details.
CURRENT RESIDENTS
Tyler alfonzetti M.S. (2021 - )
Tyler completed his Bachelor's in Nuclear Engineering from North Carolina State University before attending the University of Pennsylvania to get a Masters degree in Medical Physics. Growing up in the small town of Stormville New York, Tyler is happy to be back in his home state as part of the Mt. Sinai Radiation Oncology Team.
Tingyu wang M.S. (2022 - )
Tingyu completed his Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign before attending the University of Pennsylvania to get a Masters degree in Medical Physics. Growing up from a mixture academic background of engineering and medicine, Tingyu is looking to apply his knowledge to daily clinical practices during the residency training as part of the Mt. Sinai Radiation Oncology Team.
Alumni residents
Thomas Wolken M.S. (2019 - 2021)
Tom earned his MS in Medical Physics from Oregon Health and Science University. Prior to joining the Mout Sinai physics residency, he was an adjunct faculty at Salt Lake Community College and Weber State University. He became ABR-certified in 2022. Currently, he is a medical physicist at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional, Maryland.
Matthew Schelin M.S. (2020 - 2022)
Matt received a Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering from the University of Maryland at College Park and recently obtained a Master of Science in Medical Physics from Thomas Jefferson University. Currently, he is a medical physicist at Mount Sinai South Nassau, Oceanside, New York.
Program Statistics
beyond your clinical training
Running club
Come for a run with beautiful views of Manhattan with us! Mount Sinai Main Campus is conveniently located next to iconic Central Park and its many running paths. All pace groups welcome. The running club typically runs once or twice a week during the months of Spring, Summer, and Autumn.
CURRENT Opening
We have one resident position open with the starting date on July 1st, 2023. We are participating the Medical Physics Matching Program. Interested applicants should submit their application through the Medical Physics Residency Application Program. The application deadline is 01/06/2023.
CONTACT US
Please contact Ramona Tirado (ramona.tirado@mountsinai.org), our residency program coordinator, for any questions.