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University of Sydney (USYD)

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Master of Medical Physics

  • Masters (Coursework)

The Sydney Medical Physics program provides specialist postgraduate training in the application of radiation physics, dosimetry, imaging and radiobiology for a range of medical conditions including cancer, and to radiation detection and protection.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Duration
1.5 years full-time
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb
Domestic Fees
$33,000 total

About this course

The Sydney Medical Physics program provides specialist postgraduate training in the application of radiation physics, dosimetry, imaging and radiobiology for a range of medical conditions including cancer, and to radiation detection and protection.

Entry requirements

 

Admission to this course requires:

  • a bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering with a minimum credit average and a major in physics or equivalent; or
  • completion of the requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Medical Physics with a credit average or better.

Study locations

Camperdown/Darlington

Career pathways

Once you complete your degree you can apply for a training position (TEAP) at a clinical department in Australia or New Zealand as a Registrar in one of the following three speciality areas: nuclear medicine, radiation oncology and diagnostic imaging.

Radiation oncology medical physicists (ROMPs) are medical physicists who create, implement and monitor the procedures which allow the best treatment using radiation.

Diagnostic imaging medical physicists (DIMPs) are involved in numerous modalities for acquiring images of a patient's anatomy or physiology and play an important role in the quality assurance of equipment and ensuring optimum image quality with minimal radiation exposure.

Medical physics graduates may be employed In the following areas:

Non-Hospital employers

  • Government labs eg ANSTO, ARPANSA,
  • Other Government: policy (ministry of health, CI NSW)
  • Patents offices
  • Industry

Health related, non-clinical roles

  • eHealth (management of health data e.g. database linkage, statistics for health economics, future planning such as health resources
  • Big Data (analysis of large data sets to Identify patterns that may guide patient healthcare pathways)

Research

  • University, government or commercial laboratory or hospital based.
Professional accreditation

The Masters program is accredited by the Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM), which is the body responsible for the Training and Education Accreditation Program (TEAP) for medical physics registrars.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Health Services & Support courses at University of Sydney (USYD).
81.2%
Overall satisfaction
83.8%
Skill scale
67.7%
Teaching scale
82.2%
Employed full-time
$77.9k
Average salary