Medical Physics Training Programs

["Michael P. Grissom" <mikeg@SLAC.Stanford.EDU>]

To All,

The question of where in North America (at least) approved
Medical Physics training programs are located has arisen on
radsafe before.  In the April American Association of 
Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) mailing, an updated list of
programs was provided as follows:

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                    AAPM NEWS

    There are now EIGHT AAPM accredited medical
                physics programs

    University of California - Los Angeles
    Department of Radiological Sciences
    Los Angeles, CA
    (310) 206-1045
    Fax:  (310) 206-2967
    Director:  Moses A. Greenfield, Ph.D.

    University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
    Division of Radiological Sciences
    Denver, CO
    (303) 270-8065
    Fax:  (303) 270-8993
    Director:  Timothy K. Johnson, Ph.D.

    Rush University
    Department of Medical Physics
    Chicago, IL
    (312) 942-5751
    Fax:  (312) 942-2339
    Director:  James C. H. Chu, Ph.D.

    Wayne State University
    Department of Radiation Oncology and Radiology
    Detroit, MI
    (313) 745-2489
    Fax:  (313) 745-2314
    Director:  Colin G. Orton, Ph.D.

    University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
    Department of Radiological Sciences
    Oklahoma City, OK
    (405) 271-5641
    Fax:  (405) 271-3462
    Director:  David E. Raeside, Ph.D.

    McGill University
    Programs in Medical Physics
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    (514) 934-8052
    Fax:  (514) 934-8229
    Director:  Ervin B. Podgorsak, Ph.D.
    http://www.medphys.mgh.mcgill.ca

    M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
    University of Texas
    Houston, TX
    (713) 792-3216
    Fax:  (713) 794-5272
    Director:  Kenneth R. Hogstrom, Ph.D.

    University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Department of Medical Physics
    Madison, WI
    (608) 262-2171
    Fax:  (608) 262-2413
    Director:  Paul M. DeLuca, Jr., Ph.D.

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Since cross-training is becoming a bigger issue, some 
HPs may find this list of more than passing interest!

S.,

MikeG.
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Michael P. Grissom
mikeg@slac.stanford.edu
Phone:  (415) 926-2346
Fax:    (415) 926-3030