Residency Education Programs
The application fee for residency program accreditation is US $5,000.
**This fee is due at the time the application is submitted.
A cheque made payable to "CAMPEP Inc." (Tax ID # 54-1748225) should be mailed to the CAMPEP Treasurer at the address on the contacts page.**
CAMPEP Accreditation of Residency Programs
CAMPEP offers accreditation of clinical residency programs in radiation oncology physics or medical imaging physics. The goal is to ensure that a residency program provides rigorous and thorough clinical training in a similar fashion to that provided by medical residency training programs. The resident graduating from an accredited program should be appropriately prepared to start a clinical certification process such as that offered by either the American Board of Radiology or the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine.
The Process of CAMPEP accreditation of clinical residency programs requires that the program submits a self assessment report giving evidence of consistency with a set of clearly stated guidelines. After review of this report, a survey team will conduct a program site visit to validate the assessment. If successful, accreditation is granted for a period of 5 years with the requirement of brief annual update submissions. Re-accreditation requires an updated self assessment report.
Residency Education Program Review Committee (REPRC)
This CAMPEP committee is responsible for managing the accreditation of residency programs and appointing a Survey Team from within the REPRC for each application. The survey team consists of senior medical physicists with experience in both clinical practice and educational programs as well as a physician. All members of the REPRC and the program survey teams act for CAMPEP on a volunteer basis. A fee is charged for each application and re-application to cover the incidental costs of the accreditation process, including travel expenses related to the site visit.
To facilitate the application process, guidelines are available for download from this web page. In addition, an application template is available from the link on the left hand panel. A right mouse click on the link will enable a copy of the template to be saved to your local disc. In addition, mechanisms for medicare funding are detailed.
Guidelines for Accreditation of Medical Physics Residency Education Programs (pdf)