Study Graduate Certificate in Medical Physics at Virginia Commonwealth University in the USA, School of Medicine

About this course

About this course
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- Department
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

The graduate Certificate in Medical Physics offers course work in physics as it is applied to the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases. Required course work provides theoretical and practical training in radiation dosimetry, radiation biology, radiation therapy, imaging and health physics. The goal of the program is to provide a career path in medical physics as an alternative to a terminal degree in medical physics. The program is primarily designed for retraining those who possess a doctoral degree in physics or a related field. The mission of the medical physics graduate certificate program is to serve the Virginia and the nation by helping to meet the demand for competent medical physicists in the health care delivery setting. The program is intended for postdoctoral individuals seeking to enhance their credentials for admission into a medical physics residency position.

Which department am I in?

School of Medicine

Study options

Full Time (3 Semesters)

Tuition fees

US$33,746.00 per year

Food and housing - 19,724 Annual

Application deadline

Expected January 2027

Start date

Expected August 2027

Venue

MCV Campus

1012 East Marshall Street,

Richmond,

Virginia,

23298, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

Students shall have a strong foundation in basic physics, demonstrated either by an undergraduate or graduate degree in physics, or by a degree in an engineering discipline or another of the physical sciences, and with course work that is the equivalent of a minor in physics (i.e., one that includes at least three upper-level undergraduate physics courses that would be required for a physics major).Applicants must have earned a doctoral degree in physics, engineering or other area of physical science or be enrolled in a doctoral program in physics or a closely related discipline.

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