PhD Medical Physics at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Programme overview

The Department of Medical Physics is described as the first medical physics department in the U.S. and home to the largest group of medical physics doctoral students in the world. Faculty research spans x-ray physics, CT, MRI, PET, biomagnetism, ultrasound, radiation dosimetry, treatment planning and radiobiology.

What you will study

Core courses include Radiation Physics and Dosimetry, Mathematical Methods in Medical Physics, Cellular, Molecular and Radiation Biology, ethics and four semesters of seminar. Students follow a CAMPEP-accredited Clinical Pathway (26 credits) or an Interdisciplinary Pathway (25 credits).

Career pathways

Graduates are prepared for teaching and research positions in universities, national laboratories and medical and nuclear technology industries, and for medical physics residencies leading to board eligibility.

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Application information

Entry requirements

GRE (Graduate Record Examinations) Not required; Letters of Recommendation Required 3. Admitted applicants entering the medical physics program must have acquired a strong foundation in basic physics and mathematics but are welcome to have come from a range of undergraduate majors in STEM. While a bachelor's degree in physics is considered the most common preparation, other physical science majors such as engineering, computer science, mathematics, chemistry, etc, are considered, as long as the candidate has coursework equivalent to a minor in physics. The minimum expected physics preparation is two introductory college physics courses, a modern physics course or individual courses covering electromagnetism, atomic structure, and quantum theory, and a total of three upper-level physics courses or equivalent.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms (spring, summer or fall) vary by programme and are listed on each programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. An applicant may have active applications in only one entry term at a time.

Application deadlines vary by programme and are listed on the programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. Applications are submitted through the Graduate School application portal. The application fee is $75 US, non-refundable, payable by credit card (MasterCard or Visa) or debit/ATM; international applicants pay an extra $6 processing fee. Up to three programmes in the same entry term can be applied to for one application fee.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.wisc.edu/apply/requirements/

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