Graduate Program in Medical Physics • Room ON 2118 675 McDermot Ave Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V9 tel. (204) 787-2211 fax (204) 775-1684 e-mail: graduate@cancercare.mb.ca Provincial Director: Stephen Pistorius, PhD., P.Phys. Division Secretary: Amanda Matthews Faculty: (in alphabetical order) James Beck, M.Sc. (204) 787-7081 Anita Berndt, Ph.D. (204) 787-2518 Jeff Bews, FCCPM, Ph.D. (204) 787-1804 John Lewis, Ph.D. (204) 787-7322 Kyle Malkoske, MCCPM M.Sc. (204) 787-4126 Boyd McCurdy, FCCPM Ph.D. (204) 787-1966 Stephen Pistorius, Ph.D., P.Phys. (204) 787-4134 Daniel Rickey, MCCPM, Ph.D. (204) 787-1764 Charles Schroeder, M.Sc. (204) 787-1645

Clinical Medical and Health Physics is an exciting and expanding field of physics which applies our fundamental knowledge of physics to prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a variety of human conditions. In conjunction with CancerCare Manitoba, the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manitoba offers training in Medical and Health Physics that leads to MSc and Ph.D. degrees. A comprehensive (course based) MSc as well as research (thesis) based MSc and Ph.D. degrees are offered through this program.

CancerCare Manitoba is committed to becoming a centre of choice for patients, staff and students and through our unique comprehensive MSc program, students are able to get a solid grounding in all aspects of Radiological and Health Physics, prior to having to make a decision to enter a specialized clinical residency or Ph.D. research program. This is a challenging 36 credit hour program that will prepare the capable student for a clinical residency. For those students who wish to spend more time on research and/or who are committed to enter a Ph.D. program the research based MSc provides a good entry point and for excellent students a conversion from MSc to PhD is possible.

The Division of Medical Physics at CancerCare Manitoba has 16 physicists and close to 60 staff and students and is structured around five distinct yet interdependent service departments:

• Radiation Protection
• Imaging Physics
• Radiotherapy Physics
• Medical Devices, and
• Nuclear Electronics

Each of the service departments has a core of expertise which is available for the student to tap into whether it be to facilitate the manufacture of some piece of unique equipment required for their research or to answer some esoteric question on the nature of radiation transport. Medical Physicists have appointments in both the Department of Physics and Astronomy as well as the Department of Radiology and most have academic/teaching, research and clinical responsibilities. They also teach Radiation Oncology and Radiology Residents training program as well radiation therapy students in CancerCare Manitoba's, School of Radiation Therapy.

Graduate Student applications are handled by the University of Manitoba and interested students are directed to the Department of Physics and Astronomy web site for further information.

Students will spend much of their time at CancerCare Manitoba which is located on the Bannatyne (Medical) campus but will be required to travel to the Fort Garry Campus for some classes, seminars or to TA. A shuttle bus between the two campuses is available during the academic term. More information on the specific degrees, facilities, funding and Divisional research interests can be found by clicking on an area of interest on the navigation bar to the left.