The Medical Physics Residency Match

Ethical violations and discriminatory behavior in the MedPhys Match

Kristi R. G. Hendrickson, Titania Juang, Anna Rodrigues, Jay W. Burmeister

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics

First published: 20 August 2017 DOI: 10.1002/acm2.12135   

"Thirteen percent of 2015 respondents and 20% of 2016 respondents were asked by at least one program how highly they planned to rank them or which program they would rank first. Thirty-seven percent of 2015 and 40% of 2016 program directors indicated that candidates communicated to the program their rank intent, with 22.0% in 2015 and 12.5% in 2016 being told that their program would be ranked first. Twenty-three percent of 2015 respondents indicated being asked by at least one program during the interview about children or plans to have children; including 19% of males and 33% of females. In 2016, these values were 28% overall, 22% male, and 36% female. Fifty-seven percent of 2015 respondents who were asked this question indicated being uncomfortable or very uncomfortable answering, including 27.3% of males and 88.9% of females. In 2016, 42.9% of all respondents indicated being uncomfortable or very uncomfortable answering, including 10.0% of males and 80.0% of females.

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See also the editorial in the same journal: The Dark Side of the MedPhys Match
by John A. Antolak PhD, Timothy D. Solberg PhD

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Here are earlier posts on the medphysics fellowship match, and radiation oncology.