Physics Residency
The UC Davis CAMPEP-Approved Radiation Oncology Physics Residency Program is a two-year program designed for individuals at a Masters or Ph.D. level who seek training in clinical radiation oncology physics.
The physics resident participates directly in the clinical routine, under the supervision of experienced radiation oncology physicists and physicians, while receiving comprehensive training in the areas of external beam planning and treatment delivery, treatment aid design and fabrication, brachytherapy planning and delivery, dose measurement, radiation treatment machine calibration, special procedures such as image-guided intensity modulated radiation therapy, quality assurance and radiation safety.
Graduates of this program will have received sufficient clinical training to prepare them for work as a radiation oncology physicist and certification in the specialty of Therapeutic Radiological Physics by the American Board of Radiology.
The Radiation Oncology Physics Residency Program is an official program within UC Davis Health and administered through the Department of Radiation Oncology.
The Department is located in the NCI-designated UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center and is actively engaged in the advanced clinical and research programs, including image-guided IMRT and VMAT (with motion-management), stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), image-guided brachytherapy, in vivo dosimetry and informatics infrastructure development.
The Department has full-member status with the NRG Oncology and has both an ACGME-accredited physician residency training program and a CAMPEP-approved medical physics residency program. There are research affiliations with the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and the UC Davis School of Biomedical Engineering.
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Affiliations with other programs:
Sutter Health Radiation Oncology Sacramento
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Comparative Cancer Center
- Varian Truebeam, PET, CT, MRI, Nuclear Medicine
Physics Residency Program Statistics
| Year | No. Applicants | No. Accepted | No. Graduated | No. ABR Certified |
Post Position Clinical | Post Position Academic | Post Position Industrial |
| 2024- 2026 | 92 | 1 | Part I | ||||
| 2023- 2025 | 92 | 1 | Part I | ||||
| 2022- 2024 | 83 | 1 | 1 | Part I and II | 1 | ||
| 2021- 2023 | 85 | 1 | 1 | Part I and II | 1 | ||
| 2020- 2022 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019- 2021 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018- 2020 | 13^ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017- 2019 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016- 2018 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015- 2017 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014- 2016 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013- 2015 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012- 2014 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010- 2012 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008- 2010 | 9* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007- 2009 | 8* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005- 2007 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004- 2005 | 49 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
(*) Indicates top candidates only – other applicant data not available
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Please apply using the Medical Physics Residency Application Program (MP-RAP).
REGISTER HERE
Information needed to apply are:
- Personal information (name, address, contact information)
- ABR certification status
- Disclosure of criminal behavior, academic violations and/or licensure actions
- Employment history
- Military service history (if applicable)
- Education (undergraduate and graduate)
- Names of three references (including one from current advisor or department head)
- Personal statement (max. 3000 characters) indicating why you want to go into medical physics, and anything else you want to communicate to the applications reviewers (this is instead of a cover letter)
- Uploaded CV listing awards, publications, presentations, community service and citizenship (Please indicate US Citizen, Permanent Resident or Alien and Visa type/exp. date)
- Transcripts and a copy of TOEFL results (if applicable)
- Can be uploaded, or
- Official copies can be mailed to Clinical Medical Physics Residency Application, One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740
- Foreign Nationals (not U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents) — A J-1 Visa sponsorship is required for admission to the U.S. for residency/fellowship training.
NOTE: UC Davis will not consider H-1B Visa sponsorship.
Application deadline is December 1, 2024. One position available starting July 1, 2025.
Prospective applicants need to meet the requirements set forth in standards 3.1 and 3.2 of the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Program, Inc. (CAMPEP).
Our UC Davis Health program participates in the Medical Physics Matching Program. NMS ID: 10611
Virtual Interview Days
The radiation oncology physics residency program will use the Thalamus interview scheduling platform to host our virtual interview days. The dates are: February 6, 13 and 27, 2025. A virtual meet and greet with our residents will be offered to available candidates the day prior to the interview.
Interview Day Information
Selected candidates can expect to receive the Thalamus email notification with invitation letter and access to the interview schedule. The interview schedule hours will be set to the Pacific Standard Time Zone (PST) and will last about four hours.
Thalamus will assign candidates to eight 15-minute interview sessions with a five-minute break between interviews. Candidates will have the opportunity to interview with our physics faculty, chief dosimetrist, chief therapist, physics and physician residents. The schedule will include opening/closing remarks with the program director along with a resident led program presentation with time for Q and A. Start time is subject to change based total candidates scheduled on each day.
Sample morning schedule:
| 9 - 9:15 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
| 9:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Interviews |
| 10:35 - 11:10 a.m. | Program Presentation |
| 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Interviews |
| 12:30 - 12:45 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
Important Information for Applicants
The links below will provide helpful information for candidates to consider when applying for our residency program.
Salary and Benefit Information
The UC Davis Health resident program human resources website provides current salary and benefits information
Life in Sacramento and Beyond
Sacramento is a culturally diverse city that offers many events and activities to foster a healthy work life balance
The direction and content of the Physics Residency Program is developed and administered by the Physics Residency Program Co-Directors, Sonja Dieterich and Julian Perks.
For questions, please contact:
Tina C. Roberts, Residency Coordinator
Email: tcroberts@ucdavis.edu
The University of California, Davis is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty, staff and students.