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Medical physicists are specialists in healthcare science, also known as clinical science.
To become a medical physicist, you'll need a degree that includes a high level of physics, for example:
You would then complete the 3-year NHS Scientist Training Programme. You'll need a first or upper second class honours in your degree to apply, or a postgraduate master's qualification in a relevant subject like theoretical physics.
You'll usually need:
You may be able to train for this job by doing a Level 6 Healthcare Science Practitioner degree apprenticeship. You may also be able to start as a healthcare science assistant or associate and with experience move on to the degree apprenticeship. The degree apprenticeship combines work-based learning and time at university.
The first 2 years cover broad based science and in your third year you can specialise in medical physics. Most people following this route have 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A-Levels, or equivalent.
You could apply for a place on the NHS Practitioner Training Programme without a degree. You would study for a degree in healthcare science, which includes work-based training. You could then go on to specialise in medical physics. To apply, you'll usually need:
You'll need:
In this role, you could:
You could go on to lead a department, work in higher education, research, or in the medical equipment manufacturing industry.
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