Recruitment and Admission of Medical Physics Residents
Recruitment of residents takes place annually, and begins with an advertisement placed in the Training Programs section of the AAPM web-site. The advertisement is placed each year in October for matriculation by the prospective resident to the program on July 1 of the following year. The advertisement specifies qualifications required of applicants, and a date after which further applications are no longer accepted. The advertisement also provides contact information to the administrator to the director of the residency program, who responds to all inquiries with a document that specifies what is required in an application.
All candidates applying to the Medical Physics Residency Program must have a Ph.D. in medical physics, physics, biophysics, radiological sciences, engineering, or a related field with a particularly strong background in physics. In addition, applicants are required to have either graduated from a CAMPEP-accredited graduate program or have completed a CAMPEP-accredited certificate program. Please note that PhD completion is required prior to the intended July 1st, 2026 start date.
Application Instructions and Timeline
Stanford is participating in the MedPhys Match program and will not consider applications outside the program. Interested candidates seeking the application package should apply at Med Phys Match. Please search Stanford University Medical Physics Residency to find our openings. Our NMS number is 10511.
A complete application must be submitted through the Med Phys Match. The deadline for applications is Dec. 1st , 2026, for a July 1st, 2026, start date. Applications are due on December 1st, 2026 at 11:59pm PT.
A Complete Application Contains:
- A curriculum vitae
- A personal statement clearly stating your professional goals
- Three letters of reference
- Official or unofficial transcript(s) covering the applicant’s graduate education demonstrating CAMPEP-accredited MS or PhD graduate program, or a CAMPEP-accredited certificate program.
Note that NMS applications are generic, you must include the above requirements for a complete application to our program. Incomplete and late applications will risk not being considered for the 2026-2027 cycle.
2026-2027 Timeline
Application review and candidate interviews follow a 3-stage process.
1. Initial Review
Each application is reviewed by a committee, including the program director and associate program director. Applicants will be notified by email about the next stage by Monday, December 8th.
2. Preliminary Virtual Interview
The second stage involves preliminary virtual interviews for shortlisted candidates on December 10th and 11th. Each interview lasts 15 minutes and includes a panel of faculty, including the program director and associate program director. Candidates selected for the final round will be notified by email by Friday, December 18th, and must confirm their interview time preference by January 4th, 2027. Detailed information about the final interviews will be sent at least a week in advance.
3. In-person Medical Physics Division Interview (Panels)
Final candidates from preliminary interviews will participate in an in-depth in-person interview process with 5 panels: four medical physics faculty and one panel of current residents. Candidates should prepare a presentation totaling 8 minutes, including 2 minutes for questions. The final in-person interview day for the 2026-2027 cycle is Wednesday, February 17th. Please plan to arrive in the evening of Tuesday February 16th, to join the PDs and the rest of the interviewees.
Interview Dates are also shared with the Society of Directors of Academic Medical Physics Programs here.
Interested candidates seeking further information should contact Ana Diaz.