Professional Training Requirement

Medical physicists working in clinical environments should have clinical competency training, preferably in the form of a formal residency or an equivalent clinical training program, for a duration appropriate to their roles and responsibilities.

• The duration of clinical competency training should not be less than 2 years full-time equivalent. The training should be carried out under the direct supervision of a Certified Medical Physicist (CMP) specialized in the same sub-field or a qualified professional with a level of professional experience and expertise equivalent to that of the CMP.
• Training for additional sub-fields – Not less than 1 year full-time equivalent clinical competency training is recommended for each additional sub-field.
• The clinical training program for each sub-specialty should be well-structured and designed to provide the trainee with extensive hands-on experience on a comprehensive range of clinical physics work processes and services. While suitable clinical training programs exist in some countries, at international level the IAEA training programs for medical imaging physics, radiation oncology physics and nuclear medicine physics are, for example, appropriate syllabi for such structured clinical training.
• Reference – IOMP Policy Statement No. 2