Dartmouth Health

Academic health system and medical education

Diagnostic Medical Physics Resident PGY1

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeLebanon, NH, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

An MS or PhD from a CAMPEP-accredited medical physics degree program, or completion of a CAMPEP-accredited certificate program, is required.

Responsibilities

Participate in compliance and accreditation testing of imaging equipment under the Medical Physics Section, schedule and prepare test equipment for inspections, and prepare accurate professional reports.
Participate in quality improvement tasks, including protocol optimization, radiation dose tracking, image quality assessment, and investigation and troubleshooting of equipment issues.
Participate in radiation safety assessments, shielding design and verification, and staff dosimetry; estimate patient dose upon request; and assist with Radiation Safety Office operations.
Participate in instruction in medical physics for residents, fellows, physicians, and technologists.
Engage in clinically oriented research supporting patient care and safety, present status and findings at departmental, regional, and national meetings, and publish findings in peer-reviewed journals.
Attend assigned meetings, including noon conferences.
Participate in the full rotation of duties outlined in the residency program handbook.
Travel to other Dartmouth Health facilities as required.
Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Desired Qualifications

A PhD is preferred.
Passing Part I of the ABR exam is preferred.

Overview

Overseen by staff physicists, the resident participates in meeting the overall clinical physics needs of the Radiology Department. Utilizes general concepts guiding Diagnostic Radiology Clinical Physics in the technical areas including radiography, fluoroscopy, mammography, nuclear medicine, CT, and MRI.

Responsibilities

Participates in the compliance and accreditation testing of all imaging equipment under the purview of the Medical Physics Section. Schedules and prepares test equipment for inspections. Prepares accurate and professional reports.

Participates in quality improvement tasks including protocol optimization, radiation dose tracking, image quality assessment, and investigation/troubleshooting of equipment issues.

Participates in radiation safety assessments, shielding design and verification, and staff dosimetry. Estimates patient dose upon request. Assists with operations of the Radiation Safety Office.

Participates in instruction in medical physics to residents, fellows, physicians, and technologists.

Engages in clinically-oriented research for the support of patient care and safety. Presents status and findings at departmental, regional, and national meetings. Publishes findings in peer reviewed journals.

Attends meetings as assigned, including noon conferences.

Participates in full rotation of duties as outlined in the residency program handbook.

Travels to other Dartmouth Health facilities as required.

Performs other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

MS or PhD from a CAMPEP-accredited medical physics degree program, or completion of a CAMPEP-accredited certificate program. PhD preferred.
Candidates who have passed Part I of the ABR exam are preferred.

Required Licensure/Certifications

None

About the Company

Dartmouth Health

Academic health system and medical education

Dartmouth Health runs New Hampshire’s largest private employer and a regional academic health system serving northern New England, with DHMC and a wide network of hospitals and clinics. It provides care through more than 2,000 providers across nearly every specialty, including the Dartmouth Cancer Center and Dartmouth Health Children’s. It blends clinical care with education and research by training about 400 residents and fellows each year with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, and by conducting clinical trials with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center. Its goal is to deliver exceptional, personal care while advancing medicine and meeting the health needs of the communities it serves.

Company size: 201-500
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Lebanon, NH
Founded: Not listed

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