Environmental Health Sciences

The Medical/Health Physics Track focuses primarily on the application of physics to four subspecialties: radiation therapy, diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine, and health physics. The program consists of a core curriculum of medical physics courses, anatomy and physiology, biostatistics, and practica.

A medical physicist may work in a hospital or a university medical center, with a likely emphasis on clinical healthcare, research, and technical development. Recent evidence demonstrates that 200 to 400 qualified clinical medical physicists are needed annually to join the workforce. Through didactic courses and practica, the program helps prepare graduates for certification by the American Board of Radiology.

Academic Prerequisites

Applicants must have completed at least 2 years of math (one year of calculus and one year of advanced calculus, or their equivalent) as well as one year general physics, and then an additional physics course which can be either modern or nuclear physics. Chemistry and biology are recommended, but not required.

If you have any questions about this track, please contact Dr. Cheng-Shie Wuu.